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Rider Chips
are a Japanese hard rock band started in 2000 on the Avex Mode label. Originally, it consisted of only three instrumentalists who invited different vocalists periodically. But in 2006, Ricky (formerly of Dasein) joined the group full-time as vocalist. The group was formed in order to provide songs for the popular ''Kamen Rider Series'', and was the official band of the ''Kamen Rider'' shows from 2000 to 2007, according to the CD jackets. Members * – guitar * – bass * – drums * Ricky – vocals * – keyboards, arranger Discography Albums # # # #*Album released independently # Singles # "Power Child" (December 1, 2000) ## featuring Hiroshi Fujioka ##"Power Child" featuring ROLLY ## featuring Hiroshi Fujioka ## ## ## # "Deep Breath" (August 18, 2001) #*The title track was used as the third ending theme song for ''Kamen Rider Agito'' ##"Deep Breath" featuring ROLLY ##"Sitting On the Dynamite" featuring Jin Hashimoto ##"Touch" featuring ROLLY and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hiroshi Fujioka
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor. He is known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsu superhero series ''Kamen Rider'', and later the Sega Saturn mascot Segata Sanshiro (jokingly revealed to be Takeshi Hongo himself). Fujioka is a cultural icon in Japan, even having had the minor planet 12408 Fujioka, which was discovered by Akimasa Nakamura, named in his honor. Fujioka writes his name with the ideographic comma at the end (after the kanji for ), saying "It is meant to remind me to reconsider myself and what it is that I need to achieve. It shows that I am not yet finished with my tasks and must continue working toward their accomplishment." Hiroshi's son, Maito, serves as the current ambassador of Sega as of March 26, 2020, portraying as Segata Sanshiro's son Sega Shiro, as well as Takeshi Hongo's younger-self as of 2021, starting from ''Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations''. Filmography Live-action * Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 :*''Kamen Rid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki
is the movie for the Japanese tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Hibiki, directed by Taro Sakamoto and written by Toshiki Inoue. The movie's title and plot is a reference to the classic Akira Kurosawa film, the Seven Samurai. This movie marks the debut of Kamen Rider Hibiki's final form prior to its appearance in the show, and also explains the history of the Makamou and Oni war. The film was produced by Ishinomori Productions and Toei, the producers of all the previous television series and films under the Kamen Rider franchise. Following the tradition of all Heisei Kamen Rider movies, it is a double bill with 2005's Super Sentai movie, ''Mahou Sentai Magiranger: The Bride of Infershia''. This was the first of the Heisei era Kamen Rider movies to not have a two word subtitle. This movie also served to introduce the new producer and writer team that would later go on to replace producer Shigenori Takatera and writer Tsuyoshi Kida within the main series. Plot Hibiki and Asumu are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rin'
Rin' is an all-female Japanese pop group which combines traditional Japanese musical instruments and style with elements of modern pop and rock music. History The band is a female trio of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music alumni who graduated in 2003. The band made their performing debut in December 2003, at Meguro Gajoen, and in April 2004, their first single, called ''Sakitama'', was released by avex trax. Chie Arai and Mana Yoshinaga play '' koto'', '' sangen'', and '' jushichi-gen'', while Tomoca Nagasu plays ''biwa The is a Japanese short-necked wooden lute traditionally used in narrative storytelling. The is a plucked string instrument that first gained popularity in China before spreading throughout East Asia, eventually reaching Japan sometime durin ...'' and ''shakuhachi''. All three perform vocals. According to the band's website, the name Rin' comes from the English word 'ring', the Japanese word ''Wa'' (和, meaning both 'ring' and 'Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kamen Rider Girls
are an idol group developed by Avex Trax and Ishimori Productions to commemorate the Kamen Rider Series' 40th anniversary in 2011. Each of the group's current members represent one of the protagonists of the Kamen Rider Series. The group made their premiere at an event featuring members of Columbia Music Entertainment's Project.R group, the musical collaboration who provides music for the Super Sentai series. The group's debut songs were and . The group's debut songs were played on the ''DJ HURRY KENN Ride the Groove'' Internet radio program, the successor to the Wind Wave radio programs from the ''Kamen Rider W'' series. The group's debut single is "Let's Go RiderKick 2011", serving as the theme song for '' OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders'' with "Koi no Rider Kick" and "Heart no Henshin Belt" as the single's B-sides. A second single titled "KAMEN RIDER V3" was released on August 3, 2011 with the PV having a cameo by Hiroshi Tanahashi. Members *: ''Kamen Ride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kamen Rider Wizard
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' franchise, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. It began airing on TV Asahi on September 2, 2012, joining ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters'' and then ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'' in the Super Hero Time lineup. Tsuyoshi Kida is the series' main screenwriter. The series revolves around magic, rings, and gemstones. The series centers on Haruto Soma, who transforms into Kamen Rider Wizard to fight against monsters called Phantoms, created from human despair. Story Six months before the start of the series, a mysterious ritual held on the day of the solar eclipse took place. Its purpose was to give birth to a group of magical creatures called Phantoms through humans with magical potential called "Gates", by forcibly subjecting them to immense despair. Haruto Soma, the survivor of the ritual, and Koyomi, a mysterious girl who has lost all of her memories, are tasked by the mysterious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yuki Sato (actor)
is a Japanese actor from Shinagawa, Tokyo, best known for portraying Arata Kagami/Kamen Rider Gatack in the tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Kabuto'' and a character named Mr. Shakedown in Yakuza 0. For a brief period, he performed under the names and . Biography Sato was born on February 22, 1984. His hobbies include baseball, snowboarding, and playing guitar and bass. On June 20, 2020, he announced his marriage to model Sono Duly. Filmography Television Films References External linksOfficial website at Ever Green Entertainment Official twitter [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kamen Rider Kabuto
is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The first episode aired on January 29, 2006, and with the final episode airing on January 21, 2007, completing the series with 49 episodes. It aired as a part of the Super Hero Time slot alongside '' GoGo Sentai Boukenger''. It is the series that revolves around insects, fate, and the theme of "the chosen one." The series blends action, dramatic tension, and philosophical elements with a focus on the battle between humanity and the mysterious ZECT organization, which defends the Earth from alien insect-like creatures known as the Worms. The story follows Souji Tendo, who transforms into Kamen Rider Kabuto, and his quest to protect the world while struggling with his own destiny. The series represents the 35th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kamen Rider Blade
is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. Along with the standard insect motif of the Kamen Rider series, ''Kamen Rider Blade'' also uses a playing card motif. Each Rider is assigned one of the suits from a deck of cards. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2004 Super Hero Time block with '' Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. ''Blade'' was later released on DVD by Toei. There were twelve volumes released with the first eleven having four episodes per DVD and the twelfth volume with five episodes. Story Ten thousand years ago, a massive battle known as the Battle Royal was fought by fifty-two Undead, each representing a species fighting for dominance over all others. The winner was the Human Undead, known as Category Two of Hearts, giving dominion of the Earth to humanity. In the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kenji Ohtsuki
is a Japanese rock musician and Seiun Award-winning writer. His musical career began in the late 1970s. He is the vocalist of Kinniku Shōjo Tai, Tokusatsu, Underground Searchlie and Karate Bakabon. The lyrics of a Kinniku Shōjo Tai's song "Doko e demo Ikeru Kitte" affected the character design of Rei Ayanami, from the popular anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''.Neon Genesis Evangelion, volume two. He's also performed the theme songs to several anime, including ''Welcome to the N.H.K.'', ''Hellsing'' and '' Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei''. Biography In primary school, Ohtsuki and classmate Yūichirō Uchida wanted to become manga artists, but they soon started to discover the big names of prog rock like King Crimson and Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Natsuki Katō
is a Japanese actress, singer and former fashion model, regularly appearing on television in various roles. Career In November 2010, Akita Prefecture chose her as one of the two official PR-Ambassadors, along with Nozomi Sasaki, with the purpose of creating a better image for the prefecture. Personal life Katō is known for being a fan of anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ... and manga. On June 6, 2014, she announced on her blog that she has married a non-celebrity man. Their wedding ceremony was held on March 16, 2015. On March 12, 2016, during Kobe Collection 2016 SPRING/SUMMER fashion event, she announced her first pregnancy. They had their first daughter in July 7, 2016, then their first son in February of 2019, and finally their second son in January of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kamen Rider 555
is a Japanese tokusatsu television drama. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003, to January 18, 2004. This series was the first to use TV Asahi's current logo. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2003 Super Hero Time block, alongside ''Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger''. It is the first series marking the debut of technology, cybernetics, and greek letter motif. Story The Smart Brain corporation, the world's most powerful corporation, is trying to take over the world using Orphnoch, the "next stage in humanity's evolution", to covertly kill off the human population. In pursuit of this, they develop three suits of power armor, called Rider Gears (each for Faiz, Kaixa, and Delta), to find and protect the Orphnoch King, who can fix a defect within Orphnoch DNA which causes their genetic structure to break down, leading to death. The Rider Gears are stolen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
