shinjiro kumagai is a ` mild mannered ' clergyman at a local buddhist temple called gokurakuji in kitakyushu , southwest japan .
but after the days work is done , he dresses up as iconic japanese sci-fi tv hero kamen rider 1 and takes to the streets to lay down the law .
kumagai has the full support of police and even dons an armband certifying him as an official drink-drive patrolman .