Kamen Rider Den O: Im Born!
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Duration Language Japanese | Director Takao Nagaishi Country Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date August 4, 2007 (2007-08-04) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: Im Born! (, Gekijoban Kamen Raida Deno Ore, Tanjo!, Masked Rider Den-O the Movie: Im Born!) is the theatrical film adaptation of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV series directed by Takao Nagaishi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi. The catchphrase for the movie is "" (, Sentoshin, Korin!! Kyuko seyo, Jiku no Kanata e.). 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.
Contents
- Plot
- Characters from the TV series
- Movie exclusive characters
- Imagin
- Imagin from the TV series
- Gaohs subordinates
- Momotaross Summer Vacation
- Cast
- Voice actors
- Songs
- DVD releases
- References
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 2007s Super Sentai movie, Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle, both of which premiered on August 4, 2007. The films title is translated into English as both Masked Rider Den-O The Movie: Im Born! and Ill be born! on the initial collectors 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.
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 Owners Master Pass with the intent to travel back in time via "Gods Line" to Japans Edo Period to retrieve the legendary Gods Train, the GaohLiner. Trapped in 2000, with Ryotaro having lost all memory of Den-O, he and Hana encounter Ryotaros 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 Siegs 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 Taros defeat Sanadas 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 Gaohs followers are wiped out and the GaohLiner is destroyed by the DenLiner and ZeroLiner. Surviving the GaohLiners 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 Ryotaros 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.
Characters from the TV series
Movie-exclusive characters
Imagin
Since Ryotaro succumbed to temporary memory loss, the Taros obtained physical form temporarily. They do so to fight off the Ninja Corps and the Sanada Ten Braves.
Imagin from the TV series
Gaohs subordinates
Momotaross Summer Vacation
Momotaross Summer Vacation (, Momotarosu no Natsu Yasumi, abbreviated as Momo Natsu ()) is a short film that debuted between the Gekiranger movie and Im Born!. Using live action photographs, 3D computer graphics, and traditional animation (all of which is termed a Momotion Picture (, Momoshon Pikucha) 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 movies coming up soon.
Cast
Voice actors
Songs
DVD releases
The movie was initially released on DVD in Japan on January 28, 2008, in a normal edition and a Collectors Pack (, Corekutazu Pakku) that came with a bonus disc. On May 21, 2008, the Final Cut (, Fainaru Katto) version was released which included 12 minutes of unreleased footage, the Momotaross Summer Vacation short, and a special release CD with "Double-Action Wing form" and "Double-Action Wing form Sieg Dialog (, Jiku Serifu) Ver." on it.