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Shin Kamen Rider Opens in Thailand on May 20

Thai film distributor Japan Anime Movie (JAM) Thailand announced on Thursday that it will open Hideaki Anno's Shin Kamen Rider live-action film in Thailand with a special screening at the Paragon Cineplex in Siam Paragon on May 20 and 21, followed by a regular opening on May 24. JAM Thailand is streaming a Thai-subtitled trailer for the film.

The film opened in Japan on March 17 and ranked at #2 in its opening weekend. The film sold 345,000 tickets to earn 542 million yen (about US$4.12 million) in its first three days. The film has earned a cumulative total of 2,111,192,410 yen (about US$15.51 million). The film marks the first time that any film in the Kamen Rider franchise has earned more than 2 billion yen, and is thus the highest-earning film in the Kamen Rider franchise's history.

Anno directed, wrote, and produced the film. Shōtarō Ishinomori is credited as the original creator. Katsuro Onoue is credited as associate director, with Ikki Todoroki as assistant director. Famed designers Mahiro Maeda, Ikuto Yamashita, and Yutaka Izubuchi — who have collaborated with Anno on many previous projects such as Evangelion — were the designers for the film. Isao Tsuge was the costume designer. Taku Iwasaki (Read or Die, Jormungand, Gurren Lagann) composed the music.

Sōsuke Ikematsu plays Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, while Minami Hamabe plays Ruriko Midorikawa.

Source: JAM Thailand's Facebook page