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When a powerful new Makamou attacks and defeats Hibiki, Asumu dives into Takeshi’s history and discovers a book that details the ancient Oni and a boy sharing his name. As he reads on, he learns of the tensions between humans and Oni as they struggle to stop the Orochi Makamou, but will he discover the key to defeating the new Orochi in the present?
When a powerful new Makamou attacks and defeats Hibiki, Asumu dives into Takeshi’s history and discovers a book that details the ancient Oni and a boy sharing his name. As he reads on, he learns of the tensions between humans and Oni as they struggle to stop the Orochi Makamou, but will he discover the key to defeating the new Orochi in the present?
The film's narrative champions the preservation of ancient traditions and the individual responsibility of a disciplined order to protect society from existential threats, aligning with conservative values.
The movie features a cast that reflects visible diversity within its Japanese cultural context, without explicit re-casting of roles for DEI purposes. Its narrative maintains a traditional heroic framing, focusing on themes of mentorship and battling supernatural threats, rather than critiquing traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.
Kamen Rider Hibiki The Movie: Hibiki & The Seven War Oni does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on traditional Japanese folklore, oni, and the passing down of martial arts, with no elements related to queer identity present in the story.
Female characters, including Kamen Rider Amaki and other female Oni, participate in close-quarters combat against various monstrous Makamou. While these characters demonstrate skill and strength in defeating their adversaries, the Makamou are not explicitly identified as male opponents.
The film introduces new characters as the 'Seven War Oni' and portrays ancestral versions of existing characters. All characters' genders are consistent with their established or newly introduced portrayals, with no instances of a character previously established as one gender being depicted as another.
This film is a Japanese production based on a Japanese tokusatsu series. All major characters, including Hibiki and the other Oni, are consistently portrayed by Japanese actors, aligning with their established race in the source material. No instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.
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