#kouji segawa

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

Kamen Rider J is a solid Tokusatsu movie, but I’ve never been quite sure on it as a Kamen Rider story?

I like it, to be sure -- and I found myself a lot more interested in everything it had to offer on this rewatch. But especially coming off of Shin and ZO’s retellings of the core Kamen Rider story, J as a movie seems to avoid the usual tropes as much as it possibly can; and that’s especially evident that I’ve now seen all of Showa Kamen Rider. Rather than a story about a man consigned to a tragic battle after being changed by evil or escaping evil, altered against his will; J is a miracle -- a power granted to our protagonist for his kind heart by agents of nature and the planet itself. For sure, Kouji Segawa straight up dies and has surgery done on him to bring him back to life, but there’s no loss or darker side involved with becoming J that usually marks a Kamen Rider story; certainly not at this point in time. What we’re left with is a very general Tokusatsu hero story about a nature-empowered superhero fighting to rescue a child and save the world from evil invaders; just he happens to be called Kamen Rider, looks like a grasshopper and has a transformation belt and motorbike. That’s like two out of four for this actor’s previous Tokusatsu role though, so y’know.

It’s just very difficult for me to talk about this movie, because often when I dig into an Ishinomori story now - especially a Kamen Rider one - there’s certain story elements you learn to look for and are kind of surprised when at least one of them isn’t there. No cross of fire, no real tragedy, no rise of fascism; I want to talk about this as a Kamen Rider story but I really can’t, because it just doesn’t feel like one, even next to the likes of Amazon and RX. If I can get at absolutely anything thematically, it’s the embracing of Kamen Rider as a being of nature; leaning into it even more after ZO; but it’s difficult to fully realise -- there’s certainly lip service paid to environmentalism in this movie, but it’s hardly like J’s extraterrestial enemies represent pollution or the like in any meaningful way. J is a warrior of the planet, and that’s clear in his captivating multiple green tones on his body and his receiving of miracles from the Earth... but I don’t think it all comes together in the way it should.

What I can talk about instead, then, is simply what the movie presents us with - and what most notably stands out is, just like the previous movies; a beautiful array of set design and effects. Compared to the darker tones of Shin and ZO though, this is much more wondrous; as if you’re expecting Spielberg to pop up as the Director credit -- so many nice nature shots contrasted with the glaring reds and blacks of the Fog Mother ship interior; which are all so intricate and convincing that you forget momentarily it isn’t real! That convincing nature continues onto the miniature set design inhabited by the giant Fog Mother and J fight at the end, with so many little touches like the concrete crushing beneath J’s feet, the moving treads and many machinery of Fog Mother; just the way everything is destroyed around them and covered by mist, even the final Rider Jump and Kick of J is... it’s magical, and I dare call it one of the best giant fights I’ve ever seen in Tokusatsu. It deserves to be watched just for that.

That’s it, then! I think J has a lot of interesting things to offer, but ultimately isn’t as fully realised as Shin and ZO are. Those are movies that know exactly what they want to do and achieve them to varying degrees of success, but J is unfortunately a little more middling with how many concepts it’s caught between and what exactly they were trying to do with it. I’d still recommend a watch for one of the most gorgeous Kamen Rider movies out there if nothing else.

[lowder-the-koopa]

Gabu! Rabbit! Tank! Best Match! Are you ready? Hagane no moonsault! RabbitTank! Yeah! Rider Time! Kamen Rider Zi-O! Here's Kamen Rider Super-1, Black, Black RX, Shin, ZO, J, Kiva, Build, and Zi-o. Next up is the main group of my Yo-Kai Watch AU which consists of Komasan, Jibanyan, Usapyon, Blizzaria, Kamen Rider Decade, and Kamen Rider Diend.

[tokuboyoftheday]

The cute tokuboy of the day is: Kouji Segawa from Kamen Rider J

[kamen-rider-fanatic]

Hey Kouji, what letter comes after I?

[kamen-rider-fanatic]

The Fifteen Showa Riders, cause they are too cool

From Left To Right- "First Row" Hongo Takeshi (Ichigo), Ichimonji Hayato (Nigo), Kazami Shiro (V3), Yuki Joji (Riderman), Jin Keisuke (X)

"Second Row" Daisuke Yamamoto (Amazon), Jo Shigeru (Stronger), Tsukuba Hiroshi (Skyrider), Oki Kazuya (Super-1), Ryo Murasame (ZX)

"Third Row" Kotaro Minami (Black), Kotaro Minami "Again" (Black RX), Shin Kazamatsuri (Shin), Masaru Aso (ZO), Kouji Segawa (J)

[miyukowatchesthings]

Kamen Rider ZO and Kamen Rider J:

Kamen Rider ZO: Masaru Aso Speedruns his entire season in 48 minutes.

Kamen Rider J: Kouji Segawa has a very weird few days.

i liked them and having seen Dairanger and 7 episodes of kakuranger yeah that def feels like sugimura’s writing over in ZO

and having followed liveblogs of kamen rider black -yeah that def feels like early kamen rider black.

keita amemiya’s direction is gorgeous these are both very pretty movies and both only 48 minutes long.

[shylax]

Tokusatsu Movie Mini-Review: Kamen Rider J

Kamen Rider J is the 1994 follow-up to Kamen Rider ZO, although it tells a new story, of Kouji Segawa and his transformation into Kamen Rider J and battles with the Fog. Let’s see how it holds up: There are five elements that I want to focus on when judging tokusatsu: Characters, plot, music, visuals, and fight choreography.

Characters: There isn’t really much depth to the characters, just as enough that’s necessary. Kouji feels more like the main character of this story than the main character of ZO. He’s the dependable big brother Keita Amamiya likes in his Kamen Riders, but also fits the modern “person ruled by desire” characteristic, which makes it easier to invest in him as a character. Kana-chan is cute but basically a MacGuffin, and the Fog Children are basically your standard-issue alien villains.

Plot: Simple, but effective. The Fog Children seek Kana as a sacrifice for their ritual, and Kouji is killed trying to protect her. He is reborn and gains the power of Kamen Rider J, and the rest of the story follows from there. It’s basically an excuse for the fighting.

Music: Kokoro Tsunagu is a jam, but I don’t remember much else about the music. There weren’t any impromptu singing sequences unlike ZO.

Visuals: J, like ZO, is heavy on the bio-horror element. Like Amamiya’s other films, there’s heavy use of stop-action in the monster designs to great effect. The Fog Children look like something out of Shin Megami Tensei, their white clothing contrasts with the red of the inside of the Fog Mother Ship. Speaking of which, it’s a great design. The monsters aren’t as stunning as in ZO, but my favorite was Garai’s design. The J suit looked like an upgraded version of the ZO suit, I liked it.

Choreography: The fights were very enjoyable, and the final fight featured a twist that I didn’t see coming. However, it’ll always bug me when a character gets a projectile lodged in their body and pull it out. Don’t do that! It makes it worse!

It’s worth one watch, probably not more than that, but you won’t feel like you’ve wasted your time after watching it.

[kamen-rider-fanatic]

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[golden-x-mage]

unreal that kouji segawa is played by the same guy as noted handsome man geki zyuranger, but he spends the whole of J wearing the ugliest clothes imaginable so it totally cancels out

[kamen-rider-fanatic]

I've found my inspiration

I will not rest until there is an Akibarangers-style series of J, Shin and ZO being bros and fighting for justice while on cross country road trips.

And seeing a psychiatrist. At the same time. Where they all talk over each other. Like marriage counseling.

And Shin is a doting/overprotective father. And ZO is the one who always complains about never getting any recognition. While J always tries to show off how big he can grow and nobody ever cares.

[peppermintdandy]

Leo B Type: Kamen Rider J

From Let's Go Kamen Rider Net Movies.

What kind of Kamen Rider are you?

[kamen-rider-fanatic]

Things I dream of: A Kamem Rider J TV series.

[dynamitesunshine]

Some stuff I've made that I'm thinking about trying to sell as prints, I was inspired by pictures I've seen.  

[kamen-rider-fanatic]

J. The showa rider that deserves more love

Whenever I see that pic from SHT GP of Kamen Rider J fighting the giant Mecha Rider, I just feel incredibly sorry for J.

It’s like…

When did the J in his name stop meaning Jumbo and started meaning Jobber?

Like that’s all he does now days. When he’s giant sized, he jobs to whoever, and when he’s regular sized, people start confusing him and ZO for each other.

And it just makes me sad.

J deserves better than that.

[kamen-rider-fanatic]

Kamen Rider J has a real head banging theme