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| Kamen Rider 555 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Masked Rider Φ's |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Takehiko Kano |
| Opening theme | 'Justiφ's' by ISSA |
| Ending theme |
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| Composer(s) | Hayato Matsuo |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 50 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
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| Running time | 24-25 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | Toei Company |
| Distributor | Toei Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original release | January 26, 2003 – January 18, 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Kamen Rider Ryuki |
| Followed by | Kamen Rider Blade |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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Kamen Rider 555 (仮面ライダー555（ファイズ）Kamen Raidā Faizu, officially Masked Rider Φ's, also read Kamen Rider Faiz or Phi's) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003 to January 18, 2004. And it was the first series to use TV Asahi's current logo.
Masked Rider Episode 1
- 2Rider Gears
- 4Films
- 9Cast
Story[edit]
Main article: List of Kamen Rider 555 characters
The Smart Brain corporation, the world's most powerful corporation, is trying to take over the world using Orphnoch, the 'next stage in humanity's evolution', to covertly kill off the human population. In pursuit of this, they develop three suits of power armor, called Rider Gears (each for Delta, Faiz, and Kaixa), to find and protect the Orphnoch King, who can fix a defect within Orphnoch DNA which causes their genetic structure to break down, leading to death.
The Rider Gears are stolen by Hanagata, the Goat Orphnoch and former chief of Smart Brain. He sends them to his foster children (dubbed the 'Ryuseiji', after the school they attended) so they can stop the Orphnoch from achieving their goal. However, Rider Gears were designed to be worn by Orphnoch, and humans are unable to activate the systems without undergoing genetic modification.
A young loner, Takumi Inui, is unwittingly drawn into the conflict between the Orphnoch and humans and becomes Kamen Rider Faiz to save the life of Mari Sonoda, one of the Ryuseiji. Smart Brain begins targeting him in an attempt to retrieve the Faiz Gear.
However, there is division amongst the Orphnoch, as those who wish to co-exist with humans rather than kill them, begin resisting the Smart Brain, who in turn targets them as well. Most of these 'renegade' Orphnochs are either killed, remain neutral or begin siding with the Ryuseiji against the Smart Brain.
When the Tokyo police discover the Orphnoch are behind a series of bizarre murders, they begin operations to defeat the creatures, largely unaware of the various factions involved. They even begin performing experiments on captured Orphnoch in an attempt to find ways of destroying them, though this does not go well.
The Orphnoch King eventually awakens within a young boy named Teruo Suzuki, whom Naoya Kaido and Keitaro Kikuchi saved and befriended. Now, it is up to the holders of the Rider Gears to band together and fight for humanity's survival.
Rider Gears[edit]
| Belt | Greek letter | Notable wearer |
|---|---|---|
| TV Series | ||
| Faiz Gear | Φ | Takumi Inui |
| Kaixa Gear | Χ | Masato Kusaka |
| Delta Gear | Δ | Shuji Mihara |
| Riotrooper Gear | Ο | Naoya Kaido |
| Movie | ||
| Psyga Gear | Ψ | Leo |
| Orga Gear | Ω | Yuji Kiba |
| Stage Show | ||
| Alpha Gear | α | Female Performer |
| Beta Gear | β | Male Performer |
| Gamma Gear | γ | Male Performer |
The equipment used in the series to transform is referred to as Rider Gear. It was created to be worn by the Orphnoch to protect their Orphenoch King. Each Rider Gear contains a belt known as a Driver used to form armor that protects the wearer and amplifies their strengths and abilities. The armor's theme is based on a letter from the Greek alphabet, and contains the letter somehow within the aesthetic design. The Gears also have a method to input command codes, a cell phone number keypad for most, which can activate armor and various weapons. The sound effects of a dialing in any of the Rider Gear phones were later referenced in episode 17 of Kamen Rider Kabuto.
The TV series focused on three sets of Rider Gear: Faiz Gear, Kaixa Gear, and Delta Gear. During the TV series, Hanagata, the foster father of the Ryuseiji and former chief executive of Smart Brain, attempted to create several new Rider Gears, using two lost people to test out the first two. The two belts failed to create Rider armor, resulting in the wearer's deaths. When Itsuro Takuma of Lucky Clover wore the third one it disabled him for a few seconds before it dissolved. The fourth dissolved without ever being worn. The Kamen Rider 555 movie, Paradise Lost, introduced two additional sets of Rider Gear: Psyga Gear and Orga Gear
Riotrooper Army[edit]
See also: List of Kamen Rider 555 characters § Riotroopers
The show featured a series of mass-produced transformation belts called Smart Buckle, which enabled the wearer to transform into a generic Riotrooper. The Riotroopers were introduced in the movie, and later added at the end of the TV series.
Live Stage-Show[edit]
A live stage-show of Kamen Rider Faiz featured three unique riders named Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. Fm 2009 portuguese ltc.
Naming Conventions[edit]
Each set of Rider Gear is code-locked, in addition to being only usable by Orphenoch. These codes, input through the phone of each Gear, are a set of numbers that relate to the theme of each Gear. For the Faiz Gear, the code is 5-5-5, or 'fives', phonetically similar to the word Faiz. For the Kaixa Gear, the code is 9-1-3, which is read in goroawase as 'Ka-I-Sa'. Delta Gear's phone was voice-activated, yet nonetheless also was coded with 3-3-3, a reference to the Greek letter delta, a triangle.
The goroawase system was also used for the Psyga Gear, where the code 3-1-5 is read as 'Sa-I-Go'. The Orga Gear, patterned after Greek Omega, the final letter, is code-locked to 0-0-0.
Episodes[edit]
| Ep# | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'The Start of a Trip' Transcription: 'Tabi no Hajimari' (Japanese: 旅の始まり) | January 26, 2003 |
| 2 | 'The Belt's Power' Transcription: 'Beruto no Chikara' (Japanese: ベルトの力) | February 2, 2003 |
| 3 | 'The King's Sleep..' Transcription: 'Ō no Nemuri..' (Japanese: 王の眠り･･･) | February 9, 2003 |
| 4 | 'My Name' Transcription: 'Ore no Namae' (Japanese: おれの名前) | February 16, 2003 |
| 5 | 'Original' Transcription: 'Orijinaru' (Japanese: オリジナル) | February 23, 2003 |
| 6 | 'Trio × Trio' Transcription: 'Sannin × Sannin' (Japanese: ３人×３人) | March 2, 2003 |
| 7 | 'The Power of Dreams' Transcription: 'Yume no Chikara' (Japanese: 夢の力) | March 9, 2003 |
| 8 | 'The Protector of Dreams' Transcription: 'Yume no Mamoribito' (Japanese: 夢の守り人) | March 16, 2003 |
| 9 | 'Enter, the President' Transcription: 'Shachō Tōjō' (Japanese: 社長登場) | March 23, 2003 |
| 10 | 'The Enigmatic Rider' Transcription: 'Nazo no Raidā' (Japanese: 謎のライダー) | March 30, 2003 |
| 11 | 'The Enigmatic Belt' Transcription: 'Nazo no Beruto' (Japanese: 謎のベルト) | April 6, 2003 |
| 12 | 'Ryūsei School' Transcription: 'Ryūsei-juku' (Japanese: 流星塾) | April 13, 2003 |
| 13 | 'Friend of Foe?' Transcription: 'Teki ka Mikata ka' (Japanese: 敵か味方か) | April 20, 2003 |
| 14 | 'Takumi's Spirit' Transcription: 'Takumi no Iji' (Japanese: 巧の意地) | April 27, 2003 |
| 15 | 'The Fallen Idol ~ φ's vs. χ' Transcription: 'Ochita Gūzō ~ Faizu Tai Kai' (Japanese: 落ちた偶像~ φ's vs χ) | May 4, 2003 |
| 16 | 'Human Heart' Transcription: 'Ningen no Kokoro' (Japanese: 人間の心) | May 11, 2003 |
| 17 | 'Takumi, Revival' Transcription: 'Takumi, Fukkatsu' (Japanese: 巧、復活) | May 18, 2003 |
| 18 | 'Narrow Escape from Death' Transcription: 'Kyūshi ni Isshō' (Japanese: 九死に一生) | May 25, 2003 |
| 19 | 'Pure White Justice' Transcription: 'Junpaku no Seigi' (Japanese: 純白の正義) | June 1, 2003 |
| 20 | 'The Beautiful Assassin' Transcription: 'Utsukushiki Shikaku' (Japanese: 美しき刺客) | June 8, 2003 |
| 21 | 'Accelerating Spirits' Transcription: 'Kasoku Suru Tamashii' (Japanese: 加速する魂) | June 22, 2003 |
| 22 | 'Masato's Confession' Transcription: 'Masato no Kokuhaku' (Japanese: 雅人の告白) | June 29, 2003 |
| 23 | 'False Friendship' Transcription: 'Itsuwari no Yūjō' (Japanese: 偽りの友情) | July 6, 2003 |
| 24 | 'The Door to Darkness' Transcription: 'Yami e no Tobira' (Japanese: 闇への扉) | July 13, 2003 |
| 25 | 'The Dark Laboratory' Transcription: 'Yami no Jikkenshitsu' (Japanese: 闇の実験室) | July 20, 2003 |
| 26 | 'Enter, Delta' Transcription: 'Deruta Tōjō' (Japanese: デルタ登場) | July 27, 2003 |
| 27 | 'Ryūsei School Breaks Up' Transcription: 'Ryūseijuku Bunretsu' (Japanese: 流星塾分裂) | August 3, 2003 |
| 28 | 'Dark Clover' Transcription: 'Ankoku no Yotsuba' (Japanese: 暗黒の四葉) | August 10, 2003 |
| 29 | 'Excellent Bike' Transcription: 'Chōzetsu Baiku' (Japanese: 超絶バイク) | August 17, 2003 |
| 30 | 'Masato's Trap' Transcription: 'Masato no Wana' (Japanese: 雅人の罠) | August 24, 2003 |
| 31 | 'Origami Tears' Transcription: 'Origami no Namida' (Japanese: 折り紙の涙) | August 31, 2003 |
| 32 | 'Intertwined Threads' Transcription: 'Karamiau Ito' (Japanese: 絡み合う糸) | September 7, 2003 |
| 33 | 'Mari Dies' Transcription: 'Mari, Shisu' (Japanese: 真理、死す) | September 14, 2003 |
| 34 | 'True Form' Transcription: 'Shinjitsu no Sugata' (Japanese: 真実の姿) | September 21, 2003 |
| 35 | 'The Resurrection Riddle' Transcription: 'Fukkatsu no Nazo' (Japanese: 復活の謎) | September 28, 2003 |
| 36 | 'Restored Memories' Transcription: 'Yomigaeru Kioku' (Japanese: 蘇る記憶) | October 5, 2003 |
| 37 | 'Kaixa's Justice' Transcription: 'Kaiza no Seigi' (Japanese: カイザの正義) | October 12, 2003 |
| 38 | 'The Wandering Spirit' Transcription: 'Samayoeru Tamashii' (Japanese: 彷徨える魂) | October 19, 2003 |
| 39 | 'Faiz 2' Transcription: 'Faizu Tsū' (Japanese: ファイズ２) | October 26, 2003 |
| 40 | 'Proof of Humanity' Transcription: 'Ningen no Akashi' (Japanese: 人間の証) | November 9, 2003 |
| 41 | 'Capture Commences' Transcription: 'Hokaku Kaishi' (Japanese: 捕獲開始) | November 16, 2003 |
| 42 | 'Broken Wings' Transcription: 'Oreta Tsubasa' (Japanese: 折れた翼) | November 23, 2003 |
| 43 | 'Red Balloon' Transcription: 'Akai Fūsen' (Japanese: 赤い風船) | November 30, 2003 |
| 44 | 'Final Mail' Transcription: 'Saigo no Mēru' (Japanese: 最後のメール) | December 7, 2003 |
| 45 | 'King's Awakening' Transcription: 'Ō no Mezame' (Japanese: 王の目覚め) | December 14, 2003 |
| 46 | 'A New President Appears' Transcription: 'Shin Shachō Tōjō' (Japanese: 新社長登場) | December 21, 2003 |
| 47 | 'King's Appearance' Transcription: 'Ō no Shutsugen' (Japanese: 王の出現) | December 28, 2003 |
| 48 | 'Masato, Dying A Glorious Death' Transcription: 'Masato, Sange' (Japanese: 雅人、散華) | January 4, 2004 |
| 49 | 'A Sign of Destruction' Transcription: 'Horobiyuku Shu' (Japanese: 滅びゆく種) | January 11, 2004 |
| 50 | 'My Dream' Transcription: 'Ore no Yume' (Japanese: 俺の夢) | January 18, 2004 |
Films[edit]
Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost[edit]
Main article: Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost
Kamen Rider 555 the Movie: Paradise Lost (劇場版 仮面ライダー555 パラダイス・ロストGekijōban Kamen Raidā Faizu Paradaisu Rosuto), was released during the run of the series, as a double feature alongside Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: Abare Summer is Freezing! on August 16, 2003. The film was 81 minutes long. A few new characters and Rider Gears were introduced in the movie.
Kamen Rider Taisen[edit]
Main article: Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai
A trailer for Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (平成ライダー対昭和ライダー 仮面ライダー大戦 feat.スーパー戦隊Heisei Raidā Tai Shōwa Raidā Kamen Raidā Taisen Fīcharingu Sūpā Sentai) was shown in theaters with The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle. The film's website reveals that it would be released in Japanese theaters on March 29, 2014. Kohei Murakami and Kento Handa are confirmed to reprise their respective roles from Kamen Rider 555.
Super Hero Taisen GP[edit]
Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (スーパーヒーロー大戦GP 仮面ライダー3号Supā Hīrō Taisen Guranpuri Kamen Raidā Sangō) is the 2015 entry of the 'Super Hero Taisen' film series, featuring the cast of Kamen Rider Drive and the appearance of Kamen Rider 3, which was originally created by Shotaro Ishinomori for the one-shot 1972 manga Rider #3 VS. General Black (3ごうライダーたい ブラックしょうぐんのまきSangō Raidā Tai Burakku Shōgun no Maki). Kento Handa reprises his role in the film, which is scheduled to open in theaters on March 21, 2015,[1][2] and its sequel Kamen Rider 4 (仮面ライダー4号Kamen Raidā Yongō), which has Mitsuru Karahashi reprises his role. In Kamen Rider 4, it reveals the truth after the end of Kamen Rider 555 TV series, especially on Takumi himself.
Hyper Battle Video[edit]
Kamen Rider 555: Hyper Battle Video (仮面ライダー555（ファイズ） ハイパーバトルビデオKamen Raidā Faizu Haipā Batoru Bideo) features a boom box called the Faiz Sounder developed by the Smart Brain corporation appearing at the laundromat where Takumi, Mari, and Keitaro work at, causing them and everyone else to break into song and dance. The Faiz Sounder was created as a result of a contest for Televi Magazine for a new weapon for Kamen Rider Faiz.
Lost World[edit]
The S.I.C. Hero Saga side story for 555 published in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine was titled Masked Rider 555: Lost World (MASKED RIDER 555 -ロスト・ワールド-Kamen Raidā Faizu -Rosuto Wārudo-). It serves as a prologue to the alternate story that was 555: Paradise Lost, and features the new character Riotrooper Ver. 2 (ライオトルーパーver.2Raiotorūpā ver.2). The story ran from October 2005 to January 2006.
- Chapter titles
- Faiz (ファイズFaizu)
- Kaixa (カイザKaiza)
- Delta (デルタDeruta)
- Psyga (サイガSaiga)
Video game[edit]
A video game based on the series was produced by Bandai for the PlayStation 2. It was a fighting game which featured many of the characters from the TV series. There were several modes of gameplay for either a single play and two players. It was released only in Japan near the end of the TV series on December 18, 2003.[3]
Blu-ray release[edit]
In 2014, 555 will receive a three-part Blu-ray release. To promote the release, the cast reunited after 10 years, but they remarked that not much has changed, other than Yoshika Kato changing her stage name to Leilani Gaja and her new life in Hong Kong and series lead Kento Handa's recent popularity on the variety show Tamori Club where he has surprised guests with his knowledge of high-rise buildings and kayōkyoku.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Takumi Inui (乾 巧Inui Takumi): Kento Handa (半田 健人Handa Kento)
- Mari Sonoda (園田 真理Sonoda Mari): Yuria Haga (芳賀 優里亜Haga Yuria)
- Keitaro Kikuchi (菊池 啓太郎Kikuchi Keitarō): Ken Mizorogi (溝呂木 賢Mizorogi Ken)
- Yuji Kiba (木場 勇治Kiba Yūji): Masayuki Izumi (泉 政行Izumi Masayuki)
- Yuka Osada (長田 結花Osada Yuka): Yoshika Kato (加藤 美佳Katō Yoshika)
- Naoya Kaido (海堂 直也Kaidō Naoya): Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充Karahashi Mitsuru)
- Masato Kusaka (草加 雅人Kusaka Masato): Kohei Murakami (村上 幸平Murakami Kōhei)
- Shuji Mihara (三原 修二Mihara Shūji): Atsushi Harada (原田 篤Harada Atsushi)
- Rina Abe (阿部 里奈Abe Rina): Rie Kasai (河西 りえKasai Rie)
- Aki Sawada (澤田 亜希Sawada Aki): Gō Ayano (綾野 剛Ayano Gō)
- Teruo Suzuki (鈴木 照夫Suzuki Teruo): Kayato Watanabe (渡辺 彼野人Watanabe Kayato)
- Joji Soeno (添野 錠二Soeno Jōji): Taro Ishida (石田 太郎Ishida Tarō)
- Sawamura (沢村): Koji Iwakawa (岩川 幸司Iwakawa Kōji)
- Hikaru Soeno (添野 ひかるSoeno Hikaru): Manami Miwake (三訳 真奈美Miwake Manami)
- Masahiko Minami (南 雅彦Minami Masahiko): Atsushi Ogawa (小川 敦史Ogawa Atsushi)
- J (ジェイJei): Kenneth Duria (ケネス・ヅリアKenesu Zuria)
- Itsuro Takuma (琢磨 逸郎Takuma Itsurō): Jun Yamasaki (山崎 潤Yamasaki Jun)
- Saeko Kageyama (影山 冴子Kageyama Saeko): Waka (和香)
- Kitazaki (北崎): Ray Fujita (藤田 玲Fujita Rei)
- Smart Lady (スマートレディSumāto Redi): Hitomi Kurihara (栗原 瞳Kurihara Hitomi)
- Kyoji Murakami (村上 峡児Murakami Kyōji): Katsuyuki Murai (村井 克行Murai Katsuyuki)
- Hanagata (花形): Koji Naka (中 康治Naka Kōji)
- Kazufumi Mizuno (水野 和史Mizuno Kazufumi): Kengo Ohkuchi (大口 兼悟Ōkuchi Kengo)
- Tetsuo Itagaki (板垣 哲生Itagaki Tetsuo): Atsushi Fukazawa (深沢 敦Fukazawa Atsushi)
- Takako Shimaji (島地 貴子Shimaji Takako): Chika Nakagami (中上 ちかNakagami Chika)
- Teruo's Shadow (照夫の影Teruo no Kage): Shun Kobayashi (小林 俊Kobayashi Shun)
- Orphnochs (オルフェノクOrufenoku, Voice): Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美Shiono Katsumi)
- Arch Orphnoch (アークオルフェノクĀku Orufenoku, Voice): Hiroshi Yanaka (家中 宏Yanaka Hiroshi)
- Narration, Driver Voice: Takehiko Kano (假野 剛彦Kano Takehiko)
Guest actors[edit]
- Chie Morishita (森下 千恵Morishita Chie, 1, 2): Mika Katsumura (勝村 美香Katsumura Mika)
- Yuji Kiba's Father (木場 勇治の父Kiba Yūji no Chichi, 1): Shinichi Kase (加瀬 慎一Kase Shinichi)
- Yuji Kiba's Mother (木場 勇治の母Kiba Yūji no Haha, 1): Midori Takei (竹井 みどりTakei Midori)
- Akai (赤井, 3, 4): Katsuyuki Yamazaki (山﨑 勝之Yamazaki Katsuyuki)
- Eiichi Toda (戸田 英一Toda Eiichi, 5, 6): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹Kagemaru Shigeki)
- Professor (教授Kyōju, 7, 8): Ichiro Ogura (小倉 一郎Ogura Ichirō)
- Gorgeous Man (ゴージャスな男Gōjasu na Otoko, 31, 32): Masaki Tachi (舘 正貴Tachi Masaki)
- Crab Orphnoch (クラブオルフェノクKurabu Orufenoku, Voice; 41, 42): Satoshi Matsuda (松田 悟志Matsuda Satoshi)
Songs[edit]
- Opening theme
- 'Justiφ's'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: Kazuto Sato
- Arrangement: Kōtarō Nakagawa
- Artist: ISSA (of DA PUMP)
- Episodes: 2 - 49
- Insert themes
- 'Dead or alive'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: Katsuya Yoshida
- Arrangement: Akio Kondo
- Artist: Shinichi Ishihara
- Episodes: 2 - 20
- 'The people with no name'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Rap Lyrics: m.c.A.T
- Composition: Cher Watanabe
- Arrangement: RIDER CHIPS
- Artist: RIDER CHIPS featuring m.c.A.T
- Episodes: 21 - 32, 39
- 'EGO ~ eyes glazing over'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Cher Watanabe
- Artist: ICHIDAI (of ROLL DAYS)
- Episodes: 33 - 38, 41 - 48
- 'Justiφ's -Accel Mix-'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: Kazuto Sato
- Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
- Artist: ISSA (of DA PUMP)
- Episodes: 40, Movie
References[edit]
- ^Anime News Network (December 15, 2014). 'Shotaro Ishinomori's Kamen Rider #3 Gets New Film in 2015'. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^Ameblo.jp (January 20, 2015). '映画『スーパーヒーロー大戦GP 仮面ライダー3号'. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^'Kamen Rider 555 Info'. GameFAQs. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
- ^'「仮面ライダー555」主要キャストが10年ぶり集結！ブルーレイ化が決定！ - シネマトゥデイ'. Cinematoday.jp. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
External links[edit]
- Official website at TV Asahi at the Wayback Machine (archived October 24, 2016)
- Official website at Toei Company at the Wayback Machine (archived February 11, 2004)
- Korean Masked Rider Φ's(in Korean)
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| Also known as | Masked Rider Φ's |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Takehiko Kano |
| Opening theme | 'Justiφ's' by ISSA |
| Ending theme |
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| Composer(s) | Hayato Matsuo |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 50 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
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| Running time | 24-25 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | Toei Company |
| Distributor | Toei Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original release | January 26, 2003 – January 18, 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Kamen Rider Ryuki |
| Followed by | Kamen Rider Blade |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Kamen Rider 555 (仮面ライダー555（ファイズ）Kamen Raidā Faizu, officially Masked Rider Φ's, also read Kamen Rider Faiz or Phi's) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003 to January 18, 2004. And it was the first series to use TV Asahi's current logo.
- 2Rider Gears
- 4Films
- 9Cast
Story[edit]
Main article: List of Kamen Rider 555 characters
The Smart Brain corporation, the world's most powerful corporation, is trying to take over the world using Orphnoch, the 'next stage in humanity's evolution', to covertly kill off the human population. In pursuit of this, they develop three suits of power armor, called Rider Gears (each for Delta, Faiz, and Kaixa), to find and protect the Orphnoch King, who can fix a defect within Orphnoch DNA which causes their genetic structure to break down, leading to death.
The Rider Gears are stolen by Hanagata, the Goat Orphnoch and former chief of Smart Brain. He sends them to his foster children (dubbed the 'Ryuseiji', after the school they attended) so they can stop the Orphnoch from achieving their goal. However, Rider Gears were designed to be worn by Orphnoch, and humans are unable to activate the systems without undergoing genetic modification.
A young loner, Takumi Inui, is unwittingly drawn into the conflict between the Orphnoch and humans and becomes Kamen Rider Faiz to save the life of Mari Sonoda, one of the Ryuseiji. Smart Brain begins targeting him in an attempt to retrieve the Faiz Gear.
However, there is division amongst the Orphnoch, as those who wish to co-exist with humans rather than kill them, begin resisting the Smart Brain, who in turn targets them as well. Most of these 'renegade' Orphnochs are either killed, remain neutral or begin siding with the Ryuseiji against the Smart Brain.
When the Tokyo police discover the Orphnoch are behind a series of bizarre murders, they begin operations to defeat the creatures, largely unaware of the various factions involved. They even begin performing experiments on captured Orphnoch in an attempt to find ways of destroying them, though this does not go well.
The Orphnoch King eventually awakens within a young boy named Teruo Suzuki, whom Naoya Kaido and Keitaro Kikuchi saved and befriended. Now, it is up to the holders of the Rider Gears to band together and fight for humanity's survival.
Rider Gears[edit]
| Belt | Greek letter | Notable wearer |
|---|---|---|
| TV Series | ||
| Faiz Gear | Φ | Takumi Inui |
| Kaixa Gear | Χ | Masato Kusaka |
| Delta Gear | Δ | Shuji Mihara |
| Riotrooper Gear | Ο | Naoya Kaido |
| Movie | ||
| Psyga Gear | Ψ | Leo |
| Orga Gear | Ω | Yuji Kiba |
| Stage Show | ||
| Alpha Gear | α | Female Performer |
| Beta Gear | β | Male Performer |
| Gamma Gear | γ | Male Performer |
The equipment used in the series to transform is referred to as Rider Gear. It was created to be worn by the Orphnoch to protect their Orphenoch King. Each Rider Gear contains a belt known as a Driver used to form armor that protects the wearer and amplifies their strengths and abilities. The armor's theme is based on a letter from the Greek alphabet, and contains the letter somehow within the aesthetic design. The Gears also have a method to input command codes, a cell phone number keypad for most, which can activate armor and various weapons. The sound effects of a dialing in any of the Rider Gear phones were later referenced in episode 17 of Kamen Rider Kabuto.
The TV series focused on three sets of Rider Gear: Faiz Gear, Kaixa Gear, and Delta Gear. During the TV series, Hanagata, the foster father of the Ryuseiji and former chief executive of Smart Brain, attempted to create several new Rider Gears, using two lost people to test out the first two. The two belts failed to create Rider armor, resulting in the wearer's deaths. When Itsuro Takuma of Lucky Clover wore the third one it disabled him for a few seconds before it dissolved. The fourth dissolved without ever being worn. The Kamen Rider 555 movie, Paradise Lost, introduced two additional sets of Rider Gear: Psyga Gear and Orga Gear
Riotrooper Army[edit]
See also: List of Kamen Rider 555 characters § Riotroopers
The show featured a series of mass-produced transformation belts called Smart Buckle, which enabled the wearer to transform into a generic Riotrooper. The Riotroopers were introduced in the movie, and later added at the end of the TV series.
Live Stage-Show[edit]
A live stage-show of Kamen Rider Faiz featured three unique riders named Alpha, Beta, and Gamma.
Naming Conventions[edit]
Each set of Rider Gear is code-locked, in addition to being only usable by Orphenoch. These codes, input through the phone of each Gear, are a set of numbers that relate to the theme of each Gear. For the Faiz Gear, the code is 5-5-5, or 'fives', phonetically similar to the word Faiz. For the Kaixa Gear, the code is 9-1-3, which is read in goroawase as 'Ka-I-Sa'. Delta Gear's phone was voice-activated, yet nonetheless also was coded with 3-3-3, a reference to the Greek letter delta, a triangle.
The goroawase system was also used for the Psyga Gear, where the code 3-1-5 is read as 'Sa-I-Go'. The Orga Gear, patterned after Greek Omega, the final letter, is code-locked to 0-0-0.
Episodes[edit]
| Ep# | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'The Start of a Trip' Transcription: 'Tabi no Hajimari' (Japanese: 旅の始まり) | January 26, 2003 |
| 2 | 'The Belt's Power' Transcription: 'Beruto no Chikara' (Japanese: ベルトの力) | February 2, 2003 |
| 3 | 'The King's Sleep..' Transcription: 'Ō no Nemuri..' (Japanese: 王の眠り･･･) | February 9, 2003 |
| 4 | 'My Name' Transcription: 'Ore no Namae' (Japanese: おれの名前) | February 16, 2003 |
| 5 | 'Original' Transcription: 'Orijinaru' (Japanese: オリジナル) | February 23, 2003 |
| 6 | 'Trio × Trio' Transcription: 'Sannin × Sannin' (Japanese: ３人×３人) | March 2, 2003 |
| 7 | 'The Power of Dreams' Transcription: 'Yume no Chikara' (Japanese: 夢の力) | March 9, 2003 |
| 8 | 'The Protector of Dreams' Transcription: 'Yume no Mamoribito' (Japanese: 夢の守り人) | March 16, 2003 |
| 9 | 'Enter, the President' Transcription: 'Shachō Tōjō' (Japanese: 社長登場) | March 23, 2003 |
| 10 | 'The Enigmatic Rider' Transcription: 'Nazo no Raidā' (Japanese: 謎のライダー) | March 30, 2003 |
| 11 | 'The Enigmatic Belt' Transcription: 'Nazo no Beruto' (Japanese: 謎のベルト) | April 6, 2003 |
| 12 | 'Ryūsei School' Transcription: 'Ryūsei-juku' (Japanese: 流星塾) | April 13, 2003 |
| 13 | 'Friend of Foe?' Transcription: 'Teki ka Mikata ka' (Japanese: 敵か味方か) | April 20, 2003 |
| 14 | 'Takumi's Spirit' Transcription: 'Takumi no Iji' (Japanese: 巧の意地) | April 27, 2003 |
| 15 | 'The Fallen Idol ~ φ's vs. χ' Transcription: 'Ochita Gūzō ~ Faizu Tai Kai' (Japanese: 落ちた偶像~ φ's vs χ) | May 4, 2003 |
| 16 | 'Human Heart' Transcription: 'Ningen no Kokoro' (Japanese: 人間の心) | May 11, 2003 |
| 17 | 'Takumi, Revival' Transcription: 'Takumi, Fukkatsu' (Japanese: 巧、復活) | May 18, 2003 |
| 18 | 'Narrow Escape from Death' Transcription: 'Kyūshi ni Isshō' (Japanese: 九死に一生) | May 25, 2003 |
| 19 | 'Pure White Justice' Transcription: 'Junpaku no Seigi' (Japanese: 純白の正義) | June 1, 2003 |
| 20 | 'The Beautiful Assassin' Transcription: 'Utsukushiki Shikaku' (Japanese: 美しき刺客) | June 8, 2003 |
| 21 | 'Accelerating Spirits' Transcription: 'Kasoku Suru Tamashii' (Japanese: 加速する魂) | June 22, 2003 |
| 22 | 'Masato's Confession' Transcription: 'Masato no Kokuhaku' (Japanese: 雅人の告白) | June 29, 2003 |
| 23 | 'False Friendship' Transcription: 'Itsuwari no Yūjō' (Japanese: 偽りの友情) | July 6, 2003 |
| 24 | 'The Door to Darkness' Transcription: 'Yami e no Tobira' (Japanese: 闇への扉) | July 13, 2003 |
| 25 | 'The Dark Laboratory' Transcription: 'Yami no Jikkenshitsu' (Japanese: 闇の実験室) | July 20, 2003 |
| 26 | 'Enter, Delta' Transcription: 'Deruta Tōjō' (Japanese: デルタ登場) | July 27, 2003 |
| 27 | 'Ryūsei School Breaks Up' Transcription: 'Ryūseijuku Bunretsu' (Japanese: 流星塾分裂) | August 3, 2003 |
| 28 | 'Dark Clover' Transcription: 'Ankoku no Yotsuba' (Japanese: 暗黒の四葉) | August 10, 2003 |
| 29 | 'Excellent Bike' Transcription: 'Chōzetsu Baiku' (Japanese: 超絶バイク) | August 17, 2003 |
| 30 | 'Masato's Trap' Transcription: 'Masato no Wana' (Japanese: 雅人の罠) | August 24, 2003 |
| 31 | 'Origami Tears' Transcription: 'Origami no Namida' (Japanese: 折り紙の涙) | August 31, 2003 |
| 32 | 'Intertwined Threads' Transcription: 'Karamiau Ito' (Japanese: 絡み合う糸) | September 7, 2003 |
| 33 | 'Mari Dies' Transcription: 'Mari, Shisu' (Japanese: 真理、死す) | September 14, 2003 |
| 34 | 'True Form' Transcription: 'Shinjitsu no Sugata' (Japanese: 真実の姿) | September 21, 2003 |
| 35 | 'The Resurrection Riddle' Transcription: 'Fukkatsu no Nazo' (Japanese: 復活の謎) | September 28, 2003 |
| 36 | 'Restored Memories' Transcription: 'Yomigaeru Kioku' (Japanese: 蘇る記憶) | October 5, 2003 |
| 37 | 'Kaixa's Justice' Transcription: 'Kaiza no Seigi' (Japanese: カイザの正義) | October 12, 2003 |
| 38 | 'The Wandering Spirit' Transcription: 'Samayoeru Tamashii' (Japanese: 彷徨える魂) | October 19, 2003 |
| 39 | 'Faiz 2' Transcription: 'Faizu Tsū' (Japanese: ファイズ２) | October 26, 2003 |
| 40 | 'Proof of Humanity' Transcription: 'Ningen no Akashi' (Japanese: 人間の証) | November 9, 2003 |
| 41 | 'Capture Commences' Transcription: 'Hokaku Kaishi' (Japanese: 捕獲開始) | November 16, 2003 |
| 42 | 'Broken Wings' Transcription: 'Oreta Tsubasa' (Japanese: 折れた翼) | November 23, 2003 |
| 43 | 'Red Balloon' Transcription: 'Akai Fūsen' (Japanese: 赤い風船) | November 30, 2003 |
| 44 | 'Final Mail' Transcription: 'Saigo no Mēru' (Japanese: 最後のメール) | December 7, 2003 |
| 45 | 'King's Awakening' Transcription: 'Ō no Mezame' (Japanese: 王の目覚め) | December 14, 2003 |
| 46 | 'A New President Appears' Transcription: 'Shin Shachō Tōjō' (Japanese: 新社長登場) | December 21, 2003 |
| 47 | 'King's Appearance' Transcription: 'Ō no Shutsugen' (Japanese: 王の出現) | December 28, 2003 |
| 48 | 'Masato, Dying A Glorious Death' Transcription: 'Masato, Sange' (Japanese: 雅人、散華) | January 4, 2004 |
| 49 | 'A Sign of Destruction' Transcription: 'Horobiyuku Shu' (Japanese: 滅びゆく種) | January 11, 2004 |
| 50 | 'My Dream' Transcription: 'Ore no Yume' (Japanese: 俺の夢) | January 18, 2004 |
Films[edit]
Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost[edit]
Main article: Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost
Kamen Rider 555 the Movie: Paradise Lost (劇場版 仮面ライダー555 パラダイス・ロストGekijōban Kamen Raidā Faizu Paradaisu Rosuto), was released during the run of the series, as a double feature alongside Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger: Abare Summer is Freezing! on August 16, 2003. The film was 81 minutes long. A few new characters and Rider Gears were introduced in the movie.
Kamen Rider Taisen[edit]
Main article: Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai
A trailer for Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (平成ライダー対昭和ライダー 仮面ライダー大戦 feat.スーパー戦隊Heisei Raidā Tai Shōwa Raidā Kamen Raidā Taisen Fīcharingu Sūpā Sentai) was shown in theaters with The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle. The film's website reveals that it would be released in Japanese theaters on March 29, 2014. Kohei Murakami and Kento Handa are confirmed to reprise their respective roles from Kamen Rider 555.
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Super Hero Taisen GP[edit]
Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (スーパーヒーロー大戦GP 仮面ライダー3号Supā Hīrō Taisen Guranpuri Kamen Raidā Sangō) is the 2015 entry of the 'Super Hero Taisen' film series, featuring the cast of Kamen Rider Drive and the appearance of Kamen Rider 3, which was originally created by Shotaro Ishinomori for the one-shot 1972 manga Rider #3 VS. General Black (3ごうライダーたい ブラックしょうぐんのまきSangō Raidā Tai Burakku Shōgun no Maki). Kento Handa reprises his role in the film, which is scheduled to open in theaters on March 21, 2015,[1][2] and its sequel Kamen Rider 4 (仮面ライダー4号Kamen Raidā Yongō), which has Mitsuru Karahashi reprises his role. In Kamen Rider 4, it reveals the truth after the end of Kamen Rider 555 TV series, especially on Takumi himself.
Hyper Battle Video[edit]
Masked Rider 555 Episode 25
Kamen Rider 555: Hyper Battle Video (仮面ライダー555（ファイズ） ハイパーバトルビデオKamen Raidā Faizu Haipā Batoru Bideo) features a boom box called the Faiz Sounder developed by the Smart Brain corporation appearing at the laundromat where Takumi, Mari, and Keitaro work at, causing them and everyone else to break into song and dance. The Faiz Sounder was created as a result of a contest for Televi Magazine for a new weapon for Kamen Rider Faiz.
Lost World[edit]
Masked Rider 555 Episode 1 Video
The S.I.C. Hero Saga side story for 555 published in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine was titled Masked Rider 555: Lost World (MASKED RIDER 555 -ロスト・ワールド-Kamen Raidā Faizu -Rosuto Wārudo-). It serves as a prologue to the alternate story that was 555: Paradise Lost, and features the new character Riotrooper Ver. 2 (ライオトルーパーver.2Raiotorūpā ver.2). The story ran from October 2005 to January 2006.
- Chapter titles
- Faiz (ファイズFaizu)
- Kaixa (カイザKaiza)
- Delta (デルタDeruta)
- Psyga (サイガSaiga)
Video game[edit]
A video game based on the series was produced by Bandai for the PlayStation 2. It was a fighting game which featured many of the characters from the TV series. There were several modes of gameplay for either a single play and two players. It was released only in Japan near the end of the TV series on December 18, 2003.[3]
Blu-ray release[edit]
In 2014, 555 will receive a three-part Blu-ray release. To promote the release, the cast reunited after 10 years, but they remarked that not much has changed, other than Yoshika Kato changing her stage name to Leilani Gaja and her new life in Hong Kong and series lead Kento Handa's recent popularity on the variety show Tamori Club where he has surprised guests with his knowledge of high-rise buildings and kayōkyoku.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Takumi Inui (乾 巧Inui Takumi): Kento Handa (半田 健人Handa Kento)
- Mari Sonoda (園田 真理Sonoda Mari): Yuria Haga (芳賀 優里亜Haga Yuria)
- Keitaro Kikuchi (菊池 啓太郎Kikuchi Keitarō): Ken Mizorogi (溝呂木 賢Mizorogi Ken)
- Yuji Kiba (木場 勇治Kiba Yūji): Masayuki Izumi (泉 政行Izumi Masayuki)
- Yuka Osada (長田 結花Osada Yuka): Yoshika Kato (加藤 美佳Katō Yoshika)
- Naoya Kaido (海堂 直也Kaidō Naoya): Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充Karahashi Mitsuru)
- Masato Kusaka (草加 雅人Kusaka Masato): Kohei Murakami (村上 幸平Murakami Kōhei)
- Shuji Mihara (三原 修二Mihara Shūji): Atsushi Harada (原田 篤Harada Atsushi)
- Rina Abe (阿部 里奈Abe Rina): Rie Kasai (河西 りえKasai Rie)
- Aki Sawada (澤田 亜希Sawada Aki): Gō Ayano (綾野 剛Ayano Gō)
- Teruo Suzuki (鈴木 照夫Suzuki Teruo): Kayato Watanabe (渡辺 彼野人Watanabe Kayato)
- Joji Soeno (添野 錠二Soeno Jōji): Taro Ishida (石田 太郎Ishida Tarō)
- Sawamura (沢村): Koji Iwakawa (岩川 幸司Iwakawa Kōji)
- Hikaru Soeno (添野 ひかるSoeno Hikaru): Manami Miwake (三訳 真奈美Miwake Manami)
- Masahiko Minami (南 雅彦Minami Masahiko): Atsushi Ogawa (小川 敦史Ogawa Atsushi)
- J (ジェイJei): Kenneth Duria (ケネス・ヅリアKenesu Zuria)
- Itsuro Takuma (琢磨 逸郎Takuma Itsurō): Jun Yamasaki (山崎 潤Yamasaki Jun)
- Saeko Kageyama (影山 冴子Kageyama Saeko): Waka (和香)
- Kitazaki (北崎): Ray Fujita (藤田 玲Fujita Rei)
- Smart Lady (スマートレディSumāto Redi): Hitomi Kurihara (栗原 瞳Kurihara Hitomi)
- Kyoji Murakami (村上 峡児Murakami Kyōji): Katsuyuki Murai (村井 克行Murai Katsuyuki)
- Hanagata (花形): Koji Naka (中 康治Naka Kōji)
- Kazufumi Mizuno (水野 和史Mizuno Kazufumi): Kengo Ohkuchi (大口 兼悟Ōkuchi Kengo)
- Tetsuo Itagaki (板垣 哲生Itagaki Tetsuo): Atsushi Fukazawa (深沢 敦Fukazawa Atsushi)
- Takako Shimaji (島地 貴子Shimaji Takako): Chika Nakagami (中上 ちかNakagami Chika)
- Teruo's Shadow (照夫の影Teruo no Kage): Shun Kobayashi (小林 俊Kobayashi Shun)
- Orphnochs (オルフェノクOrufenoku, Voice): Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美Shiono Katsumi)
- Arch Orphnoch (アークオルフェノクĀku Orufenoku, Voice): Hiroshi Yanaka (家中 宏Yanaka Hiroshi)
- Narration, Driver Voice: Takehiko Kano (假野 剛彦Kano Takehiko)
Guest actors[edit]
- Chie Morishita (森下 千恵Morishita Chie, 1, 2): Mika Katsumura (勝村 美香Katsumura Mika)
- Yuji Kiba's Father (木場 勇治の父Kiba Yūji no Chichi, 1): Shinichi Kase (加瀬 慎一Kase Shinichi)
- Yuji Kiba's Mother (木場 勇治の母Kiba Yūji no Haha, 1): Midori Takei (竹井 みどりTakei Midori)
- Akai (赤井, 3, 4): Katsuyuki Yamazaki (山﨑 勝之Yamazaki Katsuyuki)
- Eiichi Toda (戸田 英一Toda Eiichi, 5, 6): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹Kagemaru Shigeki)
- Professor (教授Kyōju, 7, 8): Ichiro Ogura (小倉 一郎Ogura Ichirō)
- Gorgeous Man (ゴージャスな男Gōjasu na Otoko, 31, 32): Masaki Tachi (舘 正貴Tachi Masaki)
- Crab Orphnoch (クラブオルフェノクKurabu Orufenoku, Voice; 41, 42): Satoshi Matsuda (松田 悟志Matsuda Satoshi)
Songs[edit]
- Opening theme
- 'Justiφ's'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: Kazuto Sato
- Arrangement: Kōtarō Nakagawa
- Artist: ISSA (of DA PUMP)
- Episodes: 2 - 49
- Insert themes
- 'Dead or alive'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: Katsuya Yoshida
- Arrangement: Akio Kondo
- Artist: Shinichi Ishihara
- Episodes: 2 - 20
- 'The people with no name'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Rap Lyrics: m.c.A.T
- Composition: Cher Watanabe
- Arrangement: RIDER CHIPS
- Artist: RIDER CHIPS featuring m.c.A.T
- Episodes: 21 - 32, 39
- 'EGO ~ eyes glazing over'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Cher Watanabe
- Artist: ICHIDAI (of ROLL DAYS)
- Episodes: 33 - 38, 41 - 48
- 'Justiφ's -Accel Mix-'
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition: Kazuto Sato
- Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
- Artist: ISSA (of DA PUMP)
- Episodes: 40, Movie
References[edit]
- ^Anime News Network (December 15, 2014). 'Shotaro Ishinomori's Kamen Rider #3 Gets New Film in 2015'. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^Ameblo.jp (January 20, 2015). '映画『スーパーヒーロー大戦GP 仮面ライダー3号'. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^'Kamen Rider 555 Info'. GameFAQs. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
- ^'「仮面ライダー555」主要キャストが10年ぶり集結！ブルーレイ化が決定！ - シネマトゥデイ'. Cinematoday.jp. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
External links[edit]
- Official website at TV Asahi at the Wayback Machine (archived October 24, 2016)
- Official website at Toei Company at the Wayback Machine (archived February 11, 2004)
- Korean Masked Rider Φ's(in Korean)
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