![]() 2," and the two cooperate to defeat the Augs. Hongo is ambushed by a squadron of Grasshopper-Augs but is saved by Ichimonji, who dubs himself "Kamen Rider No. After Hongo mourns her death, he fails to convince Ichimonji to work with him against SHOCKER and asks the two unnamed agents for a favor before confronting Ichiro. After recovering, Hongo views Ruriko's last will via his helmet she reveals that she lost to Ichiro because his prana outmatched hers, that she transferred a code into Hongo's helmet that would neutralize Ichiro, and confides that her time with Hongo truly made her happy. Not long after, Ruriko is killed by the K.K.-Aug, who is soon killed by Ichimonji. Hongo escapes with Ruriko but is maimed by Ichimonji however, Ruriko succeeds in liberating Ichimonji from SHOCKER's brainwashing. Hongo and Ruriko attempt to confront Ichiro, but are subdued, and Hongo is hindered by SHOCKER newcomer Hayato Ichimonji, turned into Grasshopper-Aug 02. Ruriko reveals that he intends to do the same to mankind because his mother was murdered randomly, an incident that made Ichiro outraged with humanity. Ichiro kills several government agents by sending their souls to a hellish dimension called the Habitat Realm. Later, Ruriko's brother, Ichiro, awakens as the Butterfly-Aug before she has a chance to complete a code that could suppress him. When Hongo refuses to kill her, Wasp-Aug is shot by one of the unnamed agents using the Scorpion-Aug's venom. At the request of the government, Hongo and Ruriko defeat several Augs, including Ruriko's only friend Hiromi, who was turned into the Wasp-Aug. ![]() However, the billionaire committed suicide and left SHOCKER in the hands of an artificial intelligence that misinterpreted its creator's will, believing that mankind's salvation lies in subjugation. Ruriko reveals that SHOCKER is a secret society originally created by a billionaire with the goal of leading humanity to happiness. Later, two unnamed government agents approach Hongo and Ruriko and convince them to form an alliance to take down SHOCKER, in exchange for security and intel. After processing the recent events, Hongo vows to use his powers for good and abandons the title of Grasshopper-Aug by dubbing himself "Kamen Rider." Ruriko is untrusting of Hongo but cedes to relying on his abilities. Midorikawa and kidnaps Ruriko once more, only to be thwarted again. They are discovered by Spider-Aug, who kills Dr. He reveals that Hongo is his masterpiece Augment to defeat the organization and chose him because Hongo wished for power after his father, a policeman, was killed by a suspect he was trying to ease he also explains that the life source prana allows Hongo to harness superhuman strength. They retreat to a safe house where they rendezvous with Ruriko's father, Dr. SHOCKER sends one of its executive agents, Spider-Aug, to retrieve them and briefly captures Ruriko but is saved by Hongo in his augmented suit. Hongo is transformed into Grasshopper-Aug 01 but is set free by Ruriko Midorikawa, a former SHOCKER member, before he is brainwashed. Motorcyclist Takeshi Hongo is kidnapped by the Sustainable Happiness Organization with Computational Knowledge Embedded Remodeling (SHOCKER), a sinister organization that transforms humans into brainwashed synthetic animal hybrids known as Augments, or Augs. On July 21, 2023, it began streaming on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 locations worldwide, under the title Shin Masked Rider. It grossed $16.02 million and received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film premiered in Japan at selected theaters on March 17, 2023, and was released nationwide on March 18, 2023. Principal photography began on October 3, 2021, and wrapped at the end of January 2022. Initially, Toei aimed for the film to be released in 2021, however, production was delayed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the film, a man and his female cohort attempt to annihilate the illegal organization responsible for his conversion into a mutant cyborg and stop their plans to conquer society.Īnno first proposed the project after becoming close with Toei producer Muneyuki Kii during the production of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012). The film stars Sosuke Ikematsu, Minami Hamabe, Tasuku Emoto, Nanase Nishino, Shinya Tsukamoto, Toru Tezuka, Suzuki Matsuo, and Mirai Moriyama. Produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kamen Rider, it is Anno's third reimagining of a tokusatsu series, following Shin Godzilla (2016) and Shin Ultraman (2022), and the first without his frequent collaborator Shinji Higuchi Higuchi co-directed Shin Godzilla with Anno and completely directed Shin Ultraman. Shin Kamen Rider ( シン・仮面ライダー, Shin Kamen Raidā) is a 2023 Japanese superhero film directed and written by Hideaki Anno.
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