Kikaider REBOOT

Kikaider REBOOT
A movie for Kikaider REBOOT
Release date May 24, 2014 December 2014 (Region 1 DVD)
Written by Kento Shimoyama
Directed by Ten Shimoyama
Episode Guide
previous The Red and Blue Kikaider
Production Order
previous The Boy with the Guitar: Kikaider vs. Inazuman

Kikaider REBOOT (キカイダー REBOOT, Kikaidā Ribūto) is a 2014 feature film which acts as a reboot/relaunch of the Kikaider franchise created by Shotaro Ishinomori.

Plot

Set in the near future, Dr. Nobuhiko Komyoji was the head of the robot engineering project "ARK Project" to use robots peacefully to solve problems beyond human control. Dr. Komyoji however died during an experiment and a year later the project was headed by his rival Kanzaki and the Minister of Defense Tsubakiya who had begun to use the project for their own personal benefits rather than its original objective. To revive the original project, Jiro aka Kikaider, an android with a Conscience Circuit created by Dr. Komyoji has appeared to protect his creator's children Mitsuko and Masaru who have the key to complete the project.

Cast

Film Poster

• Jiro (ジロー, Jirō)/Kikaider (キカイダー, Kikaidā, Voice): Jingi Irie (入江 甚儀, Irie Jingi)
• Mitsuko Komyoji (光明寺 ミツ子, Kōmyōji Mitsuko): Aimi Satsukawa (佐津川 愛美, Satsukawa Aimi)
• Nobuhiko Komyoji (光明寺 信彦, Kōmyōji Nobuhiko): Kazushige Nagashima (長嶋 一茂, Nagashima Kazushige)
• Masaru Komyoji (光明寺 マサル, Kōmyōji Masaru): Yuto Ikeda (池田 優斗, Ikeda Yūto)
• Hanpei Hattori (服部 半平, Hattori Hanpei): Ryuji Harada (原田 龍二, Harada Ryūji)
• Sogoro Honda (本田 宗五郎, Honda Sōgorō): Hirotaro Honda (本田 博太郎, Honda Hirotarō)
• Mari (マリ, Mari): Maryjun Takahashi (高橋 メアリージュン, Takahashi Mearījun)
• Kyujiro Maeno (前野 究治郎, Maeno Kyūjirō): Daisuke Ban (伴 大介, Ban Daisuke)
• Gilbert Kanzaki (ギルバート 神崎, Girubāto Kanzaki)/Hakaider (ハカイダー, Hakaidā, Voice): Shingo Tsurumi (鶴見 辰吾, Tsurumi Shingo)
• Shinnosuke Tanabe (田部 慎之介, Tanabe Shinnosuke): Renji Ishibashi (石橋 蓮司, Ishibashi Renji)

Trailer Gallery

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Kikaider REBOOT: 5 second Teaser Trailer

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Kikaider REBOOT: Trailer

Production

The Kikaider teaser which was shown at the end of Super Hero Taisen Z, featuring the original Kikaider.

At the end of Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z, as seen in both the theatrical and DVD release, a post-credits scene features the sound of a heartbeat and Kikaider is shown with the narrator stating that all the heroes that were featured in the movie "aren't the only superheroes of Earth". This hinted at a Kikaider revival project. Despite the original suit being used for the announcement, redesigned suits for the main character and Hakaider were utilized for the film much like in Kamen Rider The First and The Next.

In December 2013, around the time the next Super Hero Taisen film was announced. Publisher Kadokawa revealed on their official website that the upcoming Kikaider movie will air sometime in 2014. The site also featured the new Kikaider novel, which listed that the movie would be released in fall 2014. This later proved to be specualtion as the film was announced for a summer release on May 24, 2014 

Release

Kikaider Reboot premiered in Japan on May 24, 2014

In the US, a special one week run of the film was done at the Consolidated Theatres Ward Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii from October 10 to October 16, 2014, featuring English subtitles by JN Productions. This showing was done by native fans of the original series as a commemoration of the franchise's 40th anniversary. On Halloween 2014, JN Productions announced a future DVD release for the film around the holiday season.

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia Page
• Official Movie Site