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Kamen Rider Build: Be The One

Name: Kamen Rider Build: Be The One
Director: Kazuya Kamihoriuchi
Released: 2018
Duration: 65 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2018

Director

Kazuya Kamihoriuchi

Runtime

65 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Kamen Rider Build The Movie: Be The One is a typical genre film that emphasizes traditional heroic figures. The narrative centers on a male-led fight against an alien threat, reinforcing established power structures. While the film presents a compelling science fiction conflict about humanity, it doesn't deeply engage with diverse social identities. The focus remains on maintaining the status quo through a traditional justice perspective. Overall, the film serves as a standard action-adventure that avoids challenging systemic power dynamics or exploring varied social identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Kamen Rider Build: Be The One have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film doesn't include any LGBTQ+ characters or show same-sex intimacy. The story revolves around heterosexual relationships and male partnerships.

How does Kamen Rider Build: Be The One portray gender?

Limited

Male characters like Sento Kiryū and Ryūga Banjō take center stage. Female characters such as Misora play supporting roles but have limited ability to act.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Kamen Rider Build: Be The One?

Fair

The cast and setting are mainly Japanese, focusing on a specific cultural context. Non-human species represent alien threats rather than diverse ethnic backgrounds.

How does Kamen Rider Build: Be The One represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story highlights the tension between governance and external threats, emphasizing a traditional moral framework focused on protecting society.

Does Kamen Rider Build: Be The One include disability representation?

Limited

The film doesn't significantly address visible or invisible disabilities or neurodivergence. Physical struggles are linked to combat and technology rather than disability experiences.

Present on Screen

Offers a compelling science fiction conflict about the nature of humanity.
Maintains a clear, traditional moral framework focused on protecting human life.

Limited or Absent

Lacks meaningful representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth gender expressions.
Narrative ability to act is concentrated almost exclusively among male protagonists, limiting female character roles.
Does not explore lived experiences related to disability or neurodivergence.

Official Synopsis

After the end of the civil war that tore apart Japan, the new governors of Touto, Hokuto and Seito work together to reunify the country. However, they are actually members of an extraterrestrial race called the "Blood Tribe" (the same species as Evolto), who assumed their government positions as part of a plan to destroy Earth as they have done to Mars and other planets before. Considering Sento Kiryū (Kamen Rider Build) a major threat to their plans, the Blood Tribe manipulates his friends and other civilians into attacking him. With even his close ally Ryūga Banjō (Kamen Rider Cross-Z) now against him, Sento must fight to survive and stop the Blood Tribe's plan from succeeding.

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