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Shin Kamen Rider Film Scores Extra US Screenings and Extra Night

 

Following the North American premiere of Shin Kamen Rider held at the Japan Society headquarters on May 23 and the announcement of wider one-night screenings in the United States held on May 31, Fathom Events has expanded the release to more theaters on May 31, as well as added a screening night for the movie on June 5. More details on the additional theaters will be released once the locations are confirmed.

 

 

Shin Kamen Rider re-imagines the original Kamen Rider story with Shin Godzilla and Evangelion‘s Hideaki Anno directing and released on March 17 in Japan. Fathom Events describes the film:

 

Hongo Takeshi awakens to discover he has been transformed into a grasshopper-hybrid cyborg. Becoming the Masked Rider, he must fight the mysterious evil organization SHOCKER to protect all of mankind. Shin Kamen Rider is Anno Hideaki’s ode to the legendary tokusatsu franchise, Japan’s biggest hero, and his dearest childhood icon. Go! Go! Let’s go!

 

Source: Fathom Events on Twitter