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Upon his return in episode 53, Hongo became the main character once more. Until episode 52 when Fujioka Hiroshi returned, Ichimonji Hayato was Kamen Rider 2 and the star of the show. TOEI then went through many methods to have Hongo appear less and less until episode 13, when Ichimonji Hayato was introduced. Crashing into a telephone pole, he shattered both his legs. During the filming of episode 10, Fujioka Hiroshi, the actor of Kamen Rider 1, was thrown off his motorcycle during the filming of a stunt. Kamen Rider premiered in April 1971, to lower than expected ratings, and verged on the brink of cancellation. This drawing would go on to become the original Kamen Rider 1, after some modification. After the duo reworked the story and designs, the final Kamen Rider design, a grasshopper, was chosen by Ishinomori's son. Originally the project was rejected due to criticisms that it was too violent for the timeslot it was given. In 1969, Shotaro Ishinomori, who was a known face in Tokusatsu at the time, was approached by Hirayama to have his Skullman manga adapted for the Masked Hero Project.
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Produced by Toru Hirayama (平山 亨, Hirayama Tōru?), the series spent nearly five years on hold while Hirayama worked on other shows and searched for a proper character designer.
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Kamen Rider originally began under the title "Masked Hero Project". Over the years, the popularity of the franchise has grown and the the original series has spawned many television and theatrical sequels. The franchise began in 1971 with a show titled Kamen Rider which followed college student Hongo Takeshi and his quest to defeat Shocker. Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー, Kamen Raidā?, translated as Masked Rider) is the overall name of a franchise of Japanese tokusatsu.