Kamen Rider Kuuga: First Dream of the New Year (2001)

The movie begins with Yusuke preparing for business at his Pore-Pore Tea Cafe. As he hangs up a 'Closed' sign outside, he addresses the camera directly, wishing viewers a Happy New Year and inviting them to watch a summary of what's happened so far.

Kamen Rider Kuuga is set in an alternate 2001 where humans are fighting against a series of monstrous creatures known as Dopants. Yusuke Onodera (played by Joe Odagiri), the main protagonist, was once part of an elite group called Gourai Project who were tasked with battling these monsters using powerful suits.

However, after being trapped in the year 2001 inside one of these monster-battling suits - known as a Rider Form - Yusuke awakens to find himself lost and alone. With no memory of his past life or how he ended up there, all he knows is that it's January 3rd, New Year's Day.

As Yusuke tries to adjust to this new world without any recollection of who he was before becoming the heroic Kamen Rider Kuuga, strange occurrences begin happening around him. People are being attacked by these monstrous Dopants and no one seems to know why or how to stop them.

With his life on the line, Yusuke must now take matters into himself and uncover the truth behind this mysterious threat while also trying not to reveal his true identity as a time-traveling hero from another era. Will he be able to defeat these powerful enemies before it's too late? Find out in Kamen Rider Kuuga: First Dream of the New Year!

This article is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Please note that some links may not work due to changes since publication date (01/15).

Kamen rider kuuga imdb