Kamen Rider Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With a New Movie, Anime Series, and More Share Image: Toei Productions To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. It’s been 50 long years since Takeshi Hongo put on the grasshopper-themed mask and fought the terrorist organisation Shocker. Since there, that have been more than 30 TV Kamen Rider series, over 60 movies, and countless specials, videos, and more. Now, for the Japanese superhero franchise’s 50th anniversary,