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Release Year1981
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Adventure
Votes3
DirectorYukihiro Sawada
WritersKōhan Kawauchi, Yukihiro Sawada
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Moon Mask Rider
About The Moon Mask Rider
The Moon Mask Rider is a tokusatsu movie produced by Purumie International/Herald Enterprises and distributed by Nippon Herald Pictures, was released theatrically on March 14, 1981. Considered Japan's answer to the American box-office fiasco, The Legend of the Lone Ranger (released the same year), this updated version of the Moonlight Mask legend bombed at the Japanese box-office. Daisuke Kuwahara (who, like Klinton Spilsbury , disappeared from doing films) plays George Owara (Moon Mask Rider's new alter-ego), and the rest of the cast made up of veteran action starlets: Sue Shihomi, Daijiro Harada and Takayuki Godai.
Directed by Yukihiro Sawada, The Moon Mask Rider leans on a strong ensemble — Daisuke Kuwabara, Etsuko Shihomi, Daijirō Harada — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1981.
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