First there was Shin Godzilla, then the upcoming Shin Ultraman, but Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno isn’t stopping there. Shin Kamen Rider was previously announced for a March 2023 premiere, and the first footage has Anno going for pure nostalgia with a dead-on recreation of the original 1971 tokusatsu series’ opening.
Check out two versions of the preview below:
In the leads for the film we have Sosuke Ikematsu (The Last Samurai) as Kamen Rider Takeshi Hongo alongside Minami Hamabe (Menma in the live-action Anohana drama) as Ruriko Midorikawa. Check them out below, followed by an amazing image of a full-page advertisement that’s currently making the rounds in Japanese newspapers, featuring none other than a young Anno himself dressed as Kamen Rider.
Via Crunchyroll