"Kikaider Reboot" Japanese Theatrical Poster
A big screen reboot of the 1972 tokusatsu series Kikaider is hitting Japanese theaters this summer. The original Kikaider, created by Shotaro Ishinomori (Kamen Rider series), revolved around an on-the-run transforming super-android, who takes on rampaging robot monsters.
Here’s the official plot to Kikaider Reboot: Nobuhiko Komyoji creates robots to solve intractable human problems as the central figure of “ARK Project.” After Komyoji suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, his creation Jiro, aka Kikaider (Jingi Irie), rebels against the project and goes rogue.
The reboot also stars Aimi Satsukawa, Kazushige Nagashima, Hirotaro Honda, Ryuji Harada and Daisuke Ban, who played the titular character in the original TV series. Without further ado, here the trailer for Kikaider Reboot.
Updates: Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at Kikaider Reboot, courtesy of Film Combat Syndicate.
