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Originally Posted by EpsilonX

So, does Kamen Rider (and Sentai, while we're at it) usually shoot on sets? It all looks pretty on-location to me. I've been wondering for a while.

There are some sets, of course - like the temple on Ghost or Yamato's house on Zyuohger, but most of the action is shot outdoors. These shows shoot at a lot of the same locations over and over and over again, though. Watch a bunch of modern shows and see how often you see the same rock quarry, warehouse, and stadium exterior. Some of them are on the actual Toei lot and the others are locations that they presumably have some kind of agreement with to keep using. What made Hibiki different is that most of its action scenes were shot in forests and mountains outside of Tokyo. It's a lot more expensive to drag your crew and equipment out there than it is to go back to that one amphitheater in town again.