Kamen Rider Stronger

Kamen Rider Stronger is a Japanese television series. It is the fifth entry in the Kamen Rider Series, the show was broadcast on TBS and MBS from April 5, 1975 to December 27, 1975. Stronger is a co-production between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was created by Shōtarō Ishinomori.

Kamen Rider Stronger
Genre	Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction Action/Adventure Fantasy
Created by	Shotaro Ishinomori
Developed by	Masaru Imagi
Directed by	Masahiro Tsukada
Starring	Shigeru Araki Kyōko Okada Akiji Kobayashi Akira Hamada
Narrated by	Shinji Kanae
Opening theme	"Kamen Rider Stronger no Uta"
Ending theme	"Kyō mo Tatakau Stronger" "Stronger Action"
Composer	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	39
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	TBS MBS
Release	April 5 (1975-04-05) – December 27, 1975 (1975-12-27)

New things

It is the first Kamen Rider entry to introduce a form changing ability. It is used in Kamen Rider Black RX, and the future Kamen Rider TV series entries, such as Kamen Rider Kuuga onward.

Cast

• Shigeru Jō/Kamen Rider Stronger: Shigeru Araki
• Yuriko Misaki: Kyōko Okada
• Tōbei Tachibana: Akiji Kobayashi
• Yōichirō Masaki: Hiroshi Ogasawara
• Titan: Akira Hamada
• Dead Lion (voice): Mahito Tsujimura
• The Great Leader of Black Satan, The Great Leader of Delza Army, Great Leader Rock (voice): Gorō Naya
• General Shadow (voice): Hidekatsu Shibata
• Marshal Machine (voice): Osamu Ichikawa
• Narrator: Shinji Kanae

Songs

Opening theme

• "Kamen Rider Stronger no Uta" ("The Song of Kamen Rider Stronger")
  • Lyrics: Saburō Yatsude
  • Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artist: Ichirou Mizuki

Insect theme

• "Set Up! Kamen Rider X"
  • Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
  • Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artist: Ichirou Mizuki
  • Episodes: 36

Ending theme

• "Kyō mo Tatakau Stronger" ("Stronger Fights Today")
  • Lyrics: Saburō Yatsude
  • Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artists: Masato Shimon & Mitsuko Horie (episodes 1 & 2), Ichirou Mizuki & Mitsuko Horie (episode 3-31)
  • Episodes: 1-31
• "Stronger Action"
  • Lyrics: Shotaro Ishinomori
  • Composition: Shunsuke Kikuchi
  • Artists: Ichirou Mizuki & Mitsuko Horie
  • Episodes: 32-39