Kamen Rider J


Kamen Rider J is a 1994 Japanese tokusatsu superhero movie produced by the Toei Company and loosely based on their Kamen Rider Series.
As part of the media franchise's 40th anniversary, J was shown on Toei's pay-per-view channel in September 2011. The film's protagonist, Kamen Rider J, appears in the film versions of the Kamen Rider Decade television series (most notably in the climax of , where he enables the heroes to defeat the film's antagonist. He is also a playable character in the 2011 Nintendo DS video game, All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation.

Plot

After conducting a praying ceremony, the three oldest children of the alien Fog Mother hunt for an ideal human to feed to their newly hatched siblings. They find Kana, the young friend of environmentalist reporter Kouji Segawa, when he is investigating pollution at the lake. Protecting Kana from the villains as they escape, Kouji is thrown over a cliff by the reptilian Agito and dies; Kana is taken by the insectoid, Zu. Kouji is resurrected by the Earth Spirits as Kamen Rider J to fight the Fog Mother with the Earth Spirits' emissary, Berry, as his guide. With Fog Mother sensing Kouji's presence, Agito tries to finish the job and is killed by J. Kouji enters the Fog Mother's domain, facing Zu in her true form. J kills Zu as they crash into the fortress which is Fog Mother. After Zu dies, Kouji learns about Fog's intention to let her new brood devour humanity as Garai completes the ritual, sends Kana to the hatching chamber and manhandles Kouji. Berry intervenes to free Kana from Fog's spell before he is struck down by Garai; Kana is sent down to her death, and Fog Mother begins attacking a nearby city to prepare for her children's awakening. J fights Garai in his true form in a heated battle. After he kills Garai, J is digested by Fog Mother as he tries to save Kana. Absorbing the life energy around him, J kills Fog Mother's newborn offspring, escapes from her bowels and assumes the Jumbo Formation. After ripping Kana out of Fog Mother, J kills the monster. Escaping Fog Mother's destruction, Kouji brings Kana to a peaceful place as Berry watches from a distance.

Characters

Fog are a group of monsters whose presence is signaled by mist. Every millennium, the Fog Mother gives birth to a new brood to feed on the occupants of the world on which she landed. One such brood was responsible for the mass extinction of the dinosaurs, which were their sole food supply. Seventy-five million years later, the Fog Mother returns to Earth with a new brood. Her three children say a ritual prayer before going out to obtain a sacrifice for their siblings to feed on so they can consume the human race.
Kamen Rider J joined Kamen Rider ZO in the eight-minute 3D film, Kamen Rider World,
and appeared in the 2009 film '. In the film's climax, he is summoned by Kamen Rider Diend to battle King Dark. With Diend's help, he merges with Kamen Rider Decade to form Kamen Rider Decade Final Form Jumbo Formation.
J also appeared in the 2010 film ', in which Kamen Rider Decade defeated him and turned him into a card. After Decade's defeat, it all the Riders turned into cards are restored to their respective worlds. Kamen Rider J also appears among the Kamen Riders in the Kamen Rider Series 40th-anniversary film ', ', ', and '.

Cast

"Just One Love" and the closing song "Kokoro Tsunagu Ai", written by Eiji Kawamura with lyrics by Akira Ōtsu, were sung by BYUE.

''Masked Rider''

used monster footage from the film in their Masked Rider TV show. Hachi Woman became Hydrasect, appearing in the episode "Stranger from the North" with a monster from the previous film Kamen Rider ZO. Fog Mother became Ultivore, appearing in the episode "Saturday Morning Invasion", and Tokage Man became Cyborgator and appeared in the episode "Ectophase Albee".