KAMEN RIDER KUUGA

MOVIE INFO


Created by Shotaro Ishimori
Written by Naruhisa Arakawa, Toshiki Inoue, Kiyoshi Takenaka
Starring Joe Odagiri
Shingo Katsurayama
Kazumi Murata

49 Episodes End 5 DVD

The discovery of an ancient sarcophagus in Nagano, Japan unleashes a demonic force that murders the researchers who found it, reawakening the spirits of evil from the dark past. Within the coffin there is a the body of a man wearing an orante yet strangely technological looking belt. The belt is found at the crime scene by Commander Ichijo who calls upon the services of researcher Sawatari Sakurako. Who was also witness to the death screams of her fellow researchers when one of them tried to contact her from the scene of the attack.

Our hero is Godai Yuuske. A young, slightly goofy and childlike sort of guy who is possesed of a huge heart and a almost reckless knack for going above and beyond to help those in need. He has spent most of his life caring for his little sister Minori (now a kindergarden teacher) and also has been a longtime freind to Sakurako.

Since the belt was found, Godai has been plauged with sudden psychic flashes of a red armored figure. When one of the savage creatures (that we later learn is called a Grongi) attacks the Nagano police station, Godai doesn't think twice before realizing what his sudden psychic flashes have been urging him to do. Our hero slams the belt on.