Shotaro Ishinomori

Writing

Shotaro Ishinomori

Born — Died

1938-01-25 — 1998-01-28

Place of birth

Miyagi, Japan

Known for

Writing

Credits

19 titles

Shotaro Ishinomori, born as Shotaro Onodera and previously known as Shotaro Ishimori, was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential manga artist, having creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series and the Kamen Rider Series.

Known for

Future Memories: Last Christmas poster
7.3

Yuko dreams of being a best selling children's author, but as an adult she has made little progress. In her depression, she bonds with Ginko, a roadside fortune teller who has had a tragic love life. Both die the next day but appear 10 years before with their memories intact. Will they choose more wisely or be sunk by new unfulfilling choices between career and romance?

Future Memories: Last Christmas

1992

Harmagedon poster
5.3

From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess and Vega, a cybernetic crusader from a world long since ravaged by Genma. Determined to spare the Earth from a similar fate, Luna and Vega must try to mobilize the most potent psychics in the world. Together, this army of fledging psychic warriors must succeed where billions have tried... and failed. But will they be able to gather their champions in time? Genma’s agents are already on Earth to ensure that their master meets with no opposition!

Harmagedon

1983

Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue poster
6.3

Doctors Kazamatsuri and Onizuka are geneticists researching cures on diseases such as AIDS and cancer by performing experiments to strengthen the human body. The test subject is Shin Kazamatsuri, motorcycle racer son of Doctor Kazamatsuri. Unknown to them, their operation is funded by a syndicate group, who plan to use this research to have the bodies of men strengthened for their own gain—they have already been experimenting in the field of cyborg soldiers, to a less-than-successful attempt. However, they did not count on Onizuka's own secret ambitions; the mad Onizuka wanted to create a new species, by fusing a grasshopper's DNA with the test subject's, in order to start a new civilization and be their god. He has tested on himself, but seems to be having greater success with Shin.

Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue

1992

Cyborg 009 poster
5.1

Cyborg 009 movie based on the manga of the same name. Features 009's origin and an epic battle against Black Ghost and their evil robot forces.

Cyborg 009

1966

Age of the Great Dinosaurs poster
5.2

A UFO transports three children back to the prehistoric. Three kids who have heard a mysterious call from advanced beings whom are about to take them in a journey of self discovery through the ages learning from love and friendship but also hate in a world of dinosaurs.

Age of the Great Dinosaurs

1979

Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King poster
7.5

When a new threat from outer space called Galaxy King arrives on Earth seeking an equation for a new type of energy, Skyrider, and the other seven Kamen Riders join forces to fight off the new foe and the armies of Neo-Shocker.

Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King

1980

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 4 titles

Behind the camera

Harmagedon poster
5.3

From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess and Vega, a cybernetic crusader from a world long since ravaged by Genma. Determined to spare the Earth from a similar fate, Luna and Vega must try to mobilize the most potent psychics in the world. Together, this army of fledging psychic warriors must succeed where billions have tried... and failed. But will they be able to gather their champions in time? Genma’s agents are already on Earth to ensure that their master meets with no opposition!

Harmagedon

1983

Cyborg 009 poster
5.1

Cyborg 009 movie based on the manga of the same name. Features 009's origin and an epic battle against Black Ghost and their evil robot forces.

Cyborg 009

1966

Age of the Great Dinosaurs poster
5.2

A UFO transports three children back to the prehistoric. Three kids who have heard a mysterious call from advanced beings whom are about to take them in a journey of self discovery through the ages learning from love and friendship but also hate in a world of dinosaurs.

Age of the Great Dinosaurs

1979

Age of the Great Dinosaurs poster
5.2

A UFO transports three children back to the prehistoric. Three kids who have heard a mysterious call from advanced beings whom are about to take them in a journey of self discovery through the ages learning from love and friendship but also hate in a world of dinosaurs.

Age of the Great Dinosaurs

1979

Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King poster
7.5

When a new threat from outer space called Galaxy King arrives on Earth seeking an equation for a new type of energy, Skyrider, and the other seven Kamen Riders join forces to fight off the new foe and the armies of Neo-Shocker.

Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King

1980

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!! poster
7.5

The special opens with Tachibana Tōbei taking some children to a Kamen Rider roadshow. Just as he's reminiscing about all the heroic modified humans he's lived alongside- Ichigō, Nigō, V3, Riderman, X, Amazon, Stronger and Tackle- the first seven Riders gradually show up to greet him in their human guises, unrecognised by the crowds. When it's revealed that the kaijin onstage are 'real', not actors, the Riders transform to save the crowd and Rider actors, uniting their power to defeat the Delzer Army's true leader, Great General Darkness in his hideout beneath the stadium.

All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!!

1976

No artwork available
NR

After genius roboticist Komyoji Nobuhiko dies mysteriously, his AI creation rebels against the ARK project, sensing its mission has gone rogue.

Kikaider: The Ultimate Human Robot

2014

Adventures of The Finger Five poster
9.0

Movie about idol group called "Finger Five"

Adventures of The Finger Five

1974

仮面ライダー響鬼 HERO CLUB VOL.2 師匠と弟子・轟鬼誕生! poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

仮面ライダー響鬼 HERO CLUB VOL.2 師匠と弟子・轟鬼誕生!

2005