Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!

Kamen Rider Den-O the Movie: I'm Born!

Film poster for both Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! and Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle
Japanese 劇場版 仮面ライダー電王 俺、誕生！
Hepburn Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Den'ō Ore, Tanjō!
Directed by Takao Nagaishi
Produced by
Written by Yasuko Kobayashi
Starring
Music by Toshihiko Sahashi
Cinematography Masao Inokuma
Edited by Naoki Osada
Production
company
Distributed by Toei Co. Ltd
Release dates
  • August 4, 2007 (2007-08-04)
Running time
  • 69 minutes
  • 79 (Final Cut

)

Country Japan
Language Japanese

Kamen Rider Den-O the Movie: I'm Born! (劇場版 仮面ライダー電王 俺、誕生！ Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Den'ō Ore, Tanjō!, Masked Rider Den-O the Movie: I'm Born!) is the theatrical film adaptation of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV series directed by Takao Nagaishi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi. The movie takes place between episodes 27 and 28 of the series, featuring the DenLiner and its passengers travel as far back as the Edo period of Japan.

The film is produced by Ishimori Productions and Toei, the producers of all the previous television series and films under the Kamen Rider franchise. Following the tradition of all Heisei Kamen Rider movies, it is a double bill with 2007's Super Sentai movie, Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle, both of which premiered on August 4, 2007. The film's title is translated into English as both Masked Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born! and I'll be born! on the initial collector's pack DVD release.

During its first week at the theaters, the movie came in 4th place and was the highest selling Japanese production of the week.[1]

Plot

Ryotaro pursues the Molech Imagin to May 8, 2000 and becomes Kamen Rider Den-O to destroy the Imagin. Though it seemed the danger passed, it turned out that the Molech Imagin was under the employ of a rogue Kamen Rider named Gaoh who hijacks the DenLiner with his band of Imagin. After knocking Ryotaro out when he and Hana attempted to board the DenLiner while trapping all the Taros sae Ryutaros, Gaoh steals Owner's Master Pass with the intent to travel back in time via "God's Line" to Japan's Edo Period to retrieve the legendary God's Train, the GaohLiner. Trapped in 2000, with Ryotaro having lost all memory of Den-O, he and Hana encounter Ryotaro's younger self, later called Kotaro by the group, and the Imagin Sieg that they aided earlier. Momotaros arrives after escaping the DenLiner, but he is only able to possess Kotaro while Sieg's special talents allow him to still possess Ryotaro. Yuto shows up, taking everyone on the ZeroLiner to pursue Gaoh, with Kotaro joining them. Gaoh uses the DenLiner to damage the ZeroLiner before transforming into his Kamen Rider Form to send the gang into the Mesozoic Era before they are able to reach the Edo Period. While Yuto fixes the ZeroLiner, Ryotaro and Kyotaro talk, revealing that the event Ryotaro most regrets is losing the only remaining photograph of his parents, who died when he was young, because he cannot remember their faces without the photograph.

The next day, getting the aid of Senhime, Ryotaro and company sneak into the camp of Yukimura Sanada, who is aiding Gaoh. Though the reunited Tarōs defeat Sanada's ninjas, with Sieg destroying the Cobra Imagin as Den-O Wing Form, Gaoh succeeds in obtaining the GaohLiner and travels forward to December 26, 1988, the day Ryotaro was born, to erase that day and thus eliminate Ryotaro. After regaining his memory and his ability to transform, Ryotaro is forced to fight Gaoh along with Momotaros and his band until Yuto arrives with the past Ryotaros he borrowed for the "Climax Scene". After the long battle, the Den-Os and Zeronos emerge victorious as Gaoh's followers are wiped out and the GaohLiner is destroyed by the DenLiner and ZeroLiner. Surviving the GaohLiner's destruction, Gaoh dies in a final duel with Den-O Sword Form, reduced to sand. On the return trip to his own time, the DenLiner comes across Ryotaro's old house, allowing Ryotaro and Kotaro to see the faces of their parents. Sieg and Kotaro also return to their respective timelines as well, resuming their places in history. When Ryotaro returns to the present, he finds a drawing of his parents in the picture frame where the original photo once was.[2][3][4]

Characters

Characters from the TV series

Movie-exclusive characters

Imagin

Since Ryotaro succumbed to temporary memory loss, the Tarōs obtained physical form temporarily. They do so to fight off the Ninja Corps and the Sanada Ten Braves.

Imagin from the TV series

Gaoh's subordinates

Momotaros's Summer Vacation

Momotaros's Summer Vacation (モモタロスのなつやすみ Momotarosu no Natsu Yasumi, abbreviated as Momo Natsu (モモなつ)) is a short film that debuted between the Gekiranger movie and I'm Born!. Using live action photographs, 3D computer graphics, and traditional animation (all of which is termed a Momotion Picture (モモーションピクチャー Momōshon Pikuchā) by the production team), it has Momotaros gloating of his strength until Sha-Fu dared him to proved it by swimming. After being made fun of by Urataros and Ryutaros, and bashed by Kintaros, Momotaros is talked into believing he can swim by Deneb. But as the "mind over matter" influence wears off, the Imagin and Sha-Fu tell the audience the movie's coming up soon.[11][12]

Cast

Voice actors

Songs

Theme song
Insert song
Other songs

DVD releases

The movie was initially released on DVD in Japan on January 28, 2008, in a normal edition and a Collectors' Pack (コレクターズパック Corekutāzu Pakku) that came with a bonus disc. On May 21, 2008, the Final Cut (ファイナル・カット Fainaru Katto) version was released which included 12 minutes of unreleased footage, the Momotaros's Summer Vacation short, and a special release CD with "Double-Action Wing form" and "Double-Action Wing form Sieg Dialog (ジーク セリフ Jīku Serifu) Ver." on it.

References

  1. ↑ "Weekend returns for the weekend of August 4–5". Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  2. 1 2 "A magazine scan that details Kamen Rider Gaoh" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  3. ↑ 特撮ニュータイプ7月号　　角川書店　　6月1日発売予定 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-27.
  4. ↑ "ゲキレンジャーにもはしかが直撃 - 芸能ニュース : nikkansports.com" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  5. ↑ "A scan from a retailer's catalog featuring Wing Form and Gaoh" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  6. ↑ "A scan from a retailer's catalog featuring the white Imagin" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  7. ↑ "A scan from a retailer's catalog featuring the movie Den-O and Gaoh belts". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved 2007-05-24. (Japanese)
  8. ↑ 丸善商店　予約05/27〆【バンダイ】仮面ライダー電王 ライダーイマジンシリーズ０５ ジークイマジン 商品説明 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  9. ↑ "::THAI-TOKU WEBBOARD::: ภาพงานเปิดตัวGEKIRANGER,DEN-O THE MOVIE ครับ" (in Thai). Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  10. ↑ "A scan that details the various aspects of the plot of Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  11. ↑ "「モモタロスのなつやすみ」がおまけ上映されます！". Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  12. ↑ "夏はモモなつ！". Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  13. ↑ "ライダー". Retrieved 2007-07-06.
  14. ↑ "徳山 秀典　プロフィール". Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "劇場版イマジンの声にＯＢ参上！". Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  16. ↑ "オールナイト上映会". Retrieved 2007-07-06.
  17. ↑ １７５Ｒ × 仮面ライダー電王 夢の競演！! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  18. ↑ "劇場版 仮面ライダー電王 俺、誕生! オリジナルサウンドトラック/ サントラ". Retrieved 2007-10-18.

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