Shin Knight Rider (2018 movie)

 Shin Knight Rider (シン・ナイトライダー, Shin Naito Raidā)^[a] is a 2018 Japanese Action superhero Blockbuster film directed and written by Hideaki Anno. Produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Series Let's Go! Knight Rider,^[10] it is Anno's third reimagining of a First Action Blockbuster movie, following Shin Godzilla (2016), and the first without his frequent collaborator Shinji Higuchi. The film stars Masahiro Sato, Haruna Kojima, Goro Kishitani, Masahiro Inoue, Yusuke Yamamoto, Mariya Nishiuchi, Jesse Lewis, Jiro Dan, Haruma Miura, Takeshi Ukaji, Tetsuji Tamayama, and Shuichi Ikeda (Voice of KITT). In the film, a man and his High-Tech Cars Named KITT attempt to Eradicating Crime the Mafia organization Revenge for his death of Father and Good Best Friends into a mutant fist and stop their plans to killed society.

Shin Knight Rider
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Katakana	シン・ナイトライダー
Transcriptions Shin Naito Raidā
Directed by	Hideaki Anno
Written by	Hideaki Anno
Based on	Let's Go Knight Rider  by Shinji Higuchi and Glen A Larson
Produced by	Daiki Koide Kazutoshi Wadakura
Starring	Masahiro Sato (G-Dragons From EXILE Tribe) Haruna Kojima  Goro Kishitani  Masahiro Inoue Mariya Nishiuchi Jesse Lewis Jiro Dan  Haruma Miura Takeshi Ukaji Tetsuji Tamayama Shuichi Ikeda (Voice)
Cinematography	Osamu Ichikawa[1] Keizō Suzuki[1]
Edited by	Emi Tsujita
Music by	Taku Iwasaki
Production companies	Toei Company[2][3] Cine Bazar[2][4][3] Shin Knight Rider Film Partners[2] Glen A. Larson Productions Khara[3]
Distributed by	Toei Company
Release date	March 17, 2018
Running time	121 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$16.02 million[5]

Anno first proposed the project after becoming close with Toei producer Muneyuki Kii during the production of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012). Toei initially aimed for the film to be released in 2021, however, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its production. Principal photography began on October 3, 2021, and wrapped at the end of January 2022.

Shin Kamen Rider premiered in selected Japanese theaters on March 17, 2023, and was released nationwide the next day, by Toei. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed $16.02 million,^[5] making it the most commercially successful  Let's Go Knight Rider Series. Fathom Events later released it in the United States on May 31, 2023. It began streaming on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 locations worldwide on July 21, 2023, as Shin Knight Rider.^[9] Kojima won Best Supporting Actress at the 66th Blue Ribbon Awards for her performances in the film and the kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One, and she was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 47th Japan Academy Film Prize.