[DrillBIT]

Lots of information from Niconama talk stage.
Can't remember all.

- Kikaider 40th anniversary was 2 years ago. Shirakura didn't do it because of 1) It is very difficult to write a good story for it. 2) Gavan was having its anniversary as well. He can only pick one of them. 3) Not sure if there is any market for it.
- Kadokawa's Inoue proposed to remake Kikaider.
- Story proposed by Kadokawa side. Robot Cinderella story.
- Blue side is intelligence, red side is basic instinct. The claw resembles the desire of a beast.
- Jiro isn't transforming into Kikaider. It is Kikaider who is transforming into Jiro.
- Both conpanies spent a year and a half trying to find a proper way to explain the expression of a robot.
- Gemini is developed by Dr. Komyoji, and Maeno Kyujiro (Ban Daisuke). Fans could imagine of the old Jiro is still alive, and helped developing new robots for the world.
- Hattori Hanpei is in the movie.
- Kikaider isn't strong, but pretty fragile.
- Irie (Jiro's actor) will be in the Kikaider suit most of the time.
- Mari, a "bijin" (beautiful woman), will be introduced.
- Staff picked for the movie are those who haven't worked on Rider nor Sentai. Shirakura doesn't want the movie to look like any of the other works.
- Target audience is old fans. But what Shirakura really wanted is to have couples watching this movie.
- Shirakura wanted this movie to be a success, surpassing Rider and Super Sentai movies.
- Inoue says if there are enough audience a sequel may be considered.
- Kadokawa's long dead toku magazine "Tokusatsu Newtype" is coming back because of Kikaider.