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Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition
8.3 / 10• 2001• 1h 1m•NR• Japanese
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
Storyline
A group of archaeologists open a tomb that awakens horrible monsters, while journeyman Yusuke Godai is compelled to access a strange belt from the tomb to fight back against them. Also, a drunkard witnesses a murder by an unidentified lifeform near a church. Meanwhile, Yusuke is bothered by the idea of fighting and is unsure if it was right until he saw the daughter of one of the slain archeologists crying, making his reason to fight "to protect the smiles of people". This is the director's cut version of the first two episodes of the Kamen Rider Kuuga TV series.
Cast & Crew
Joe Odagiri
Yusuke Godai / Kamen Rider Kuuga
Lead
Shingo Katsurayama
Kaoru Ichijo
Kazumi Murata
Sakurako Sawatari
KN
Katsuaki Nishide
Tsurumaru Kameyama
Wakana Chizaki
Minori Godai
Fujio Mori
Tatsuhiko Ebisawa
MF
Mitsuru Fujio
Father Jose, Xu·Goma·Gu
Tetsuo Sakaguchi
Xu·Gmun·Ba (voice)
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hidenori Ishida's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Kamen Rider Kuuga: Special Edition is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
