Kamen Rider (1979 TV series)

Kamen Rider
Title card and logo as seen in the second opening of the show, depicting the titular character Skyrider driving his Sky Turbo motorcycle.
Also known as	Skyrider
Genre	Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction Action/Adventure Fantasy
Created by	Shotaro Ishinomori
Developed by	Masaru Igami (eps 1-24) Takashi Ezure (eps 25-54)
Written by	Masaru Igami Kimio Hirayama Takashi Ezure Katsuhiko Taguchi Tsutomu Tsukushi Kyoko Sagiyama Ikuro Suzuki
Directed by	Minoru Yamada Katsuhiko Taguchi Atsuo Okunaka Hideo Tanaka Kimio Hirayama Shigeho Hirota
Starring	Hiroaki Murakami Kimiko Tanaka Naoko Fushimi Kaori Tatsumi Mie Suzuki Sayako Eguchi Jin Takase Nobuo Tsukamoto Shinzo Hotta Yosuke Naka
Composer	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	54
Production
Producers	Toru Hirayama (Toei) Masashi Abe (Toei, eps 18-54)
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Mainichi Broadcasting System Toei Company
Original release
Network	JNN (MBS)
Release	October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05) – October 10, 1980 (1980-10-10)
Related
Kamen Rider Stronger Kamen Rider Super-1
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Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā), also referred to as (New) Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー(新), Kamen Raidā (shin))^[1] or Skyrider (スカイライダー, Sukairaidā) (after the main character), is a Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and the sixth program in the Kamen Rider Series. The series was produced by Toei Company. The series aired every Friday at 7:00 PM on MBS from October 5, 1979 to October 10, 1980.

The 1979 series was intended as a revival of the original 1971 series of the same name, going back to the basic, essential themes established in that show.