Kamen Rider X


Kamen Rider X is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It was broadcast in 1974 on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET, now known as TV Asahi. It is the third entry in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It starred Ryo Hayami in the title role.

Plot summary

Robotics scientist Keitaro Jin and his son Keisuke become caught up in a campaign of terror by an evil organization known as "G.O.D.". They are attacked and the professor's technology gets stolen, but before Keitaro dies, he performs surgery on his son, using the last of his robotics technology to transform Keisuke into the “X-Rider.” To avenge his father's death and ensure the safety of the entire world, Keisuke uses this technology as he battles the monstrous minions of G.O.D.’s Japan branch.

Characters

  • Keisuke Jin: The son of Keitaro Jin, Keisuke suffered mortal injuries inflicted by G.O.D when they attacked the Jins. As a result, with his father's final breath, Keisuke was made into an advanced cyborg developed for marine exploration called a "Kaizorg" named Kamen Rider X. Driven to avenge his father's death and save the world, X battles G.O.D..
  • Tobei Tachibana: The mentor of the previous Kamen Riders.
  • Ryoko Mizuki: Keisuke's fiancée, Keitaro's assistant, and a G.O.D. member. She and her twin sister Kiriko are Interpol agents investigating G.O.D., Ryoko joining the organization to spy on it while allowing herself to be turned into a cyborg. But Ryoko is forced to expose herself while protecting a child from Strong Arms Atlas and is destroyed by the G.O.D. General soon after.
  • Kiriko Mizuki: Ryoko's twin sister who is an Interpol investigator. She died protecting Keisuke from Strong Arms Atlas' arrow.
  • Chiko: A student of Johoku University and Tobei's coffee shop worker.
  • Mako: Chiko's friend and Tobei's coffee shop worker.
  • Keitaro Jin: Keisuke's father, a robotics genius who trained his son with the two having a strained relationship. Refusing to join G.O.D when his technology attracted their attention, Keitaro is fatally wounded and turned his dying son into a cyborg to save his life. Prior to his death, Keitaro copied his mind into a super computer within the Jin Station which he intended to help Keisuke through. But the Jin Station acted on Keitaro’s thought process to self destruct to keep Keisuke from being overly dependent on it.

G.O.D.

The G.O.D. Secret Organization, short for the Government of Darkness, is the evil organization supported by foreign nations.
  • G.O.D. General Commander: A mystery man who commands the G.O.D. operatives through taped messages placed in various objects that self-destruct upon relaying his instructions.
  • Apollogeist: The Chief of Security of G.O.D. who wields the Geist Cutter shield and the Apollo Shot shogun. His human appearance wears a white tuxedo with black gloves until he invokes "Apollo Change". He destroyed himself using his Arm Bomb after he was defeated by X's Finishing Kick.
  • * Apollogeist Reborn: Revived by two doctors of G.O.D. equipped with the Apollo Magnum bayonet on his right hand, the Geist Cutter shield, and the small Geist Cutter shield on his left shoulder. He was destroyed by X's X Kick.
  • King Dark: The leader of G.O.D., he reveals himself after Apollo Geist's destruction, mocking X. He was destroyed by a self-destroying function that Dr. Noroi started.
  • Dr. Noroi: Dr. Noroi is revealed to be the true leader of the Government of Darkness. He was destroyed in King Dark's destruction after being stabbed by X's Ridol Whip.
  • G.O.D. Warfare Agents: Warriors who serve as foot soldiers for the Government of Darkness. Not only do they carry spears, they also wield pistols and machine guns.

Special guest stars

Episodes

  1. X-X-X-Rider is Born!!
  2. Run, Cruiser! X-Rider!!
  3. Assassination Dark Spider Operation!!
  4. G.O.D., the Shadow of Fear!!
  5. The One-Eyed Monster's Kidnapping Operation!
  6. The Japanese Islands Fragmentation Plan!
  7. The Terrible Genius Human Project!
  8. Mystery!? Little Earth - Middle Earth - Big Earth
  9. X-Rider's Great Deadly Training
  10. G.O.D. Secret Police! Apollo Geist!!
  11. The Invulnerable Water Snake Monster Hydra!
  12. Sweep the ESPer Girl Away!
  13. Godradamus' Great Prophecy!
  14. Apollo Geist, Mad Insect Underworld
  15. G.O.D.'s Secret Base! X-Rider Sneaks In!!
  16. Counterattacking Apollo Geist! X-Rider in Danger!!
  17. Scary! Humans are Turning into Trees!!
  18. Scary! It's G.O.D.'s Cat Disguise Operation!!
  19. The Corpses at the Ghost Mansion Call!!
  20. A Ghost!? The Mysterious Snake Man Appears!!
  21. Apollo Geist's Last General Attack!!
  22. The Terrible Great Giant! King Dark Appears!!
  23. King Dark! The Demon's Invention!!
  24. Revenge Demon Geronimo! The Silent Attack!!
  25. The Mysterious Thief, Rhinoceros Beetle Lupin!!
  26. Underworld's Dictator, Starfish Hitler!!
  27. Special Edition, Full Force of Five Riders!!
  28. Look! X-Rider's Great Transformation!!
  29. Deathmatch!! X-Rider vs. X-Rider!!
  30. I Want Blood! The Monster of the Corpse Swamp!!
  31. Stand! King Dark!!
  32. Showdown! King Dark vs. X-Rider
  33. Fear! King Dark's Revenge!!
  34. The Weapon of Terror Aims at Three Riders!!
  35. Farewell, X-Rider

Films

;Kamen Rider X: Reedited episode 3. A little girl named Sayoko witnesses the murder of an Interpol agent by the G.O.D. kaijin Hercules. Keisuke Jin saves her before Hercules disposes of her. Sayoko tells Keisuke that G.O.D. is targeting an important official named Kibara. Kamen Rider X has his hands full when G.O.D abducts Kibara and takes Sayoko and her mother hostage.
;Five Riders vs. King Dark: During a motocross practice, Keisuke Jin is ambushed by two of G.O.D.'s kaijin warriors. He transforms into Kamen Rider X, but little does he know that his battle is recorded and analyzed by King Dark to create a super kaijin. Meanwhile, other G.O.D. kaijin are attacking children all over Tokyo. But before the other Riders intervene, the kaijin mysteriously disappear. Upon learning about King Dark's latest plans, Kamen Rider X joins forces with the four Riders to stop G.O.D. and their revived kaijin.
;Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai was released in Japanese theaters on March 29, 2014.

S.I.C. Hero Saga

The S.I.C. Hero Saga story for Kamen Rider X was published in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine in its July to September 2009 issues. The story was titled Masked Rider X: Son of Zeus.
;Chapter titles
  1. Ocean Floor Temple
  2. King Dark
  3. Dr. Noroi

Cast

Songs

;Opening theme
;Ending theme