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Imagin
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008. Its lead actor Takeru Satoh is the first Kamen Rider Series lead born in the Heisei period of Japanese history. It aired on the Super Hero Time slot alongside ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger''. The series revolves around time travel, trains, and personalities. It follows Ryotaro Nogami, an unlucky young man who becomes Kamen Rider Den-O with the help of time-traveling Imagin (spirits from the future). The show combines elements of comedy, action, and drama with a focus on time manipulation and the relationship between Ryotaro and the Imagin. Along with the usual film adaptation that Heisei Kamen Rider series have released during the late summer of their broadcast run, ''Den-O'' had a second film released in the spring following its broadcast run whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshihiko Seki
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator. In June 2004, Seki was honored by the readers of Animage Magazine in the 26th Annual Reader's Poll, where he was ranked the 9th favorite voice actor, largely in recognition of his performance as Rau Le Creuset from ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED''. In August 2007 the Anime News Network called him one of the more prolific male voice actors with 215 roles credited to his name. Seki often voices characters who are very serious or easily agitated like Duo Maxwell in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', Iruka Umino in ''Naruto'', Kaien Shiba in ''Bleach'' and Genjo Sanzo in Saiyuki but he also plays deranged villains like Legato Bluesummers, Rau Le Creuset, Embryo, Il Dottore and Muzan Kibutsuji. His most famous role is the Imagin Momotaros from ''Kamen Rider Den-O'', reprising the role numerous productions since then. In 2023, he starred as the voice of the titular character in ''Pluto''. Filmography Anime series ;1987 *'' Akai Koud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōchū Ōtsuka
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in ''Heavy Metal L-Gaim''; Mont Blanc Noland in ''One Piece''; Yazan Gable in ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam''; Akira Sendō in ''Slam Dunk''; SignalMan in ''Gekisou Sentai Carranger''; Imagin, Deneb in ''Kamen Rider Den-O'', Abuto in ''Gintama'', Makoto Sōda in ''Captain Tsubasa'', Jiraiya in ''Naruto'', Junjirō Takagi in ''The Idolmaster'', Dr. Ni Jianyi in Saiyuki; and Sakonji Urokodaki in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba''. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in ''Ip Man'' series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Robert Patrick and many more. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Kiefer Sutherland and Christopher Lambert in their early days. Filmography Television animation ;1983 *''Captain Tsubasa'' – Makoto Sōda *''Urusei Yatsura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Yusa
is a freelance Japanese voice actor and narrator, born and raised in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. He is best known for his roles in ''Bleach'' (as Gin Ichimaru), ''Choja Raideen'' (as Raideen Owl), the ''Sonic'' series (as Shadow the Hedgehog), '' Battle Vixens'' (as Zuo Ci and Xu Huang), '' Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro'' (as Eiji Sasazuka), '' Zettai Karen Children'' (as Kyōsuke Hyōbu), '' Yowamushi Pedal'' (as Akira Midousuji), and '' Kamen Rider Den-O'' (as Urataros). Biography When Yusa was a child, he lived near the Kyoto Racecourse ( Yodo, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto). As a gift for entering junior high school, he received a boombox and listened to radio dramas, which inspired him to become a voice actor. When he was in college, he majored in Japanese language studies. After graduating from college, he went through the 7th class of Katsuta Voice Actor Academy and made his debut as a voice actor in 1993 (at the age of 25). His anime debut work was '' The Brave of Gold Goldran''. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaki Terasoma
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. Biography After graduating from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, Terasoma joined Haiyuza Theatre Company. In 1984, he made his film debut in '' W's Tragedy''. After that, he became a regular in films directed by Shinichiro Sawai, who took the megaphone for ''W's Tragedy'', and Hiromichi Horikawa, whom he has known since high school, and is still active as a supporting actor in various dramas. Currently, Terasoma is also active as a voice actor. His debut as the voice of Shadow Moon in 1987's '' Kamen Rider Black'' drew attention, but after that he did not have many voice acting roles except in tokusatsu dramas produced by Toei. It was not until 1999, when he left Haiyuza, that he began to do voice acting in earnest. He mainly dubbed Western movies, but has also appeared in anime and narration. After working for Haiyuza Theatre Company and Office PSC, Terasoma has been affiliated with Mausu Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Suzumura
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer who is affiliated with and a representative of INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. He voiced Morley in ''Macross 7'', Hikaru Hitachiin in '' Ouran High School Host Club'', Masato Hijirikawa in '' Uta no Prince-sama'', Kyoichi Kanzaki in BOYS BE, Shiki Tohno in '' Tsukihime'', Tsubaki Asahina in '' Brothers Conflict'', Yuya Aso in '' Super Gals!'', Atsushi Murasakibara in '' Kuroko's Basketball'', Momotaro Mikoshiba in '' Free!'', Shinn Asuka in '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' & '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'', Leo Stenbuck in '' Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner'', Sōgo Okita in '' Gin Tama'', Rogue Cheney in '' Fairy Tail'', Lavi in '' D.Gray-man'', Obanai Iguro in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Ryutaros in '' Kamen Rider Den-O'' and Rakushun in The Twelve Kingdoms. He is part of the group with Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, ''tokusatsu'' mainly refers to science fiction film, science fiction, War film, war, fantasy film, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such technology but is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself. Its contemporary use originated in the Mass media in Japan, Japanese mass media around 1958 to explain special effects in an easy-to-understand manner and was popularized during the ":ja:第一次怪獣ブーム, first monster boom" (1966–1968). Prior to the monster boom, it was known in Japan as or shortened . Subgenres of include ''kaiju'' such as the ''Godzilla (film series), Godzilla'' and ''Gamera'' series; superhero such as the ''Kamen Rider Series, Kamen Rider'' and ''Metal Hero Series, Metal Hero'' series; Kyodai Hero, ''Kyodai'' Hero like ''Ultra Series, Ultraman, and Gridman the Hyper Agent, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Matsumoto
is a Japanese actress from Tottori Prefecture. She portrayed Airi Nogami in the ''tokusatsu'' drama ''Kamen Rider Den-O''. Career On March 9, 2006, at the age of 22, she moved from Tottori Prefecture to Tokyo. She successfully passed her first audition. Philanthropy In 2023, she decided to appear in the film Minna Ikiteru: Second Birthday to promote bone marrow donor registration and increase public understanding of the cause. Filmography Films * ''My Girlfriend's a Geek'' (2009), Yoriko * '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy'' (2010) * '' Pecoross' Mother and Her Days'' (2013) * ''Gonin Saga'' (2015) * ''Dear Deer'' (2015) * '' Kakekomi'' (2015), Otane * ''A Cappella'' (2016) * ''The Crawler In The Attic'' (2016) * ''Carenin'' (2017), Natsumi Satō * ''Gukoroku: Traces of Sin'' (2017) * ''Marriage'' (2017), Mana Yoshioka * ''Cafe Funiculi Funicula'' (2018), Nagare Tokita * ''Meeting Pinkerton'' (2018), Aoi Nakagawa * ''This Old Road: Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Kobayashi
is a Japanese anime and ''tokusatsu'' drama screenwriter who has been involved in various television shows throughout her career, beginning in 1993 with '' Tokusou Robo Janperson''. In September 2022, Kobayashi launched a new manga series with illustrations by Saki Nonoyama titled ''Danzai Lock'' in Kodansha's ''Comic Days'' website. Filmography Television Since her debut writing credits in ''Janperson'', Kobayashi has been the main writer on many anime and tokusatsu television series and films. She has also been a writer on individual episodes within other series. Her credits as head writer are listed below in bold. Anime television series *'' Hell Teacher Nube'' (1997) *''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' (1998) *'' Angel Links'' (1999) *'' Dinozaurs'' (2000) *'' Gear Fighter Dendoh'' (2000–2001) *''I My Me! Strawberry Eggs'' (2001) *'' Galaxy Angel'' (2001) *'' Galaxy Angel Z'' (2002) *'' Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier'' (2002) *'' Pita-Ten'' (2002) *'' Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat'' (2002) *'' Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūichi Nakamura (actor)
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the roles of Kyōsuke Kiriya in the 2005 tokusatsu series '' Kamen Rider Hibiki'', Otoya Hanazono in the 2006 midnight drama '' Princess Princess D'', and Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos in the 2007 tokusatsu series '' Kamen Rider Den-O''. Nakamura was affiliated with the acting group D-Boys produced by Watanabe Entertainment. In 2012, he announced he would be taking a break from show business, but in 2014 he announced he had been signed to a new talent agency, G-Star.Pro. Career Nakamura started his career in entertainment in 2003, joining the talent agency Johnny & Associates under the Johnny's Jr. division. However, through his time in Johnny's Jr., Nakamura realized he had more interest in pursuing a career in acting than in music, despite the passion for dance that motivated him to join the agency. When Watanabe Entertainment's action production group D-Boys announced its first public audition searching for new talents in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeru Satoh
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his leading role as Kamen Rider Den-O (character)#Ryotaro Nogami, Ryotaro Nogami in the ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' franchise, and as Himura Kenshin in the live-action ''Rurouni Kenshin (film), Rurouni Kenshin'' film and its sequels. Satoh was born on 21 March 1989 in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama. Satoh briefly worked as a child actor for three or four years, appearing in commercials and magazine photo shoots. After he entered higher grades in elementary school, he decided not to continue as a child actor due to a "shy personality". He graduated from Koshigaya Kita High School, Saitama in 2007. In the same year, while shooting ''Kamen Rider Den-O'', he was diagnosed with primary pneumothorax after complaining about pain in the left chest, and has since recovered. Career 2006–2008: Early works Satoh was scouted by an agent from Amuse, Inc. in Harajuku in Tokyo when he was in senior high school, and made his debut in 2006. His first drama was ''Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climax Jump
"Climax Jump" is the 13th single by the Japanese group AAA, released by Avex Mode on March 21, 2007. The song was composed by Shuhei Naruse with the lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi. The song is the first opening theme for the 2007 tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Den-O''. For the release of the single, the band temporarily changed their name to ''AAA DEN-O Form'' for ''Den-O''. The single "Climax Jump" peaked at number 5 and charted for 45 weeks on the Oricon charts. On April 10, 2008, it was eventually certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for its physical shipment of 100,000 copies. It has been certified by the RIAJ as a platinum download, for being downloaded to cellphones more than 250,000 times. This single is their highest-selling single as of 2011. The song itself has received multiple covers and remixes by the show's cast and other franchise-affiliated bands, including Toshihiko Seki, Koji Yusa, Masaki Terasoma, and Kenichi Suzumura is a Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuta Tasaki
is a Japanese director from Tokyo. Tasaki is most known for directing episodes of '' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'', '' Cutie Honey: The Live'', and the ''Super Sentai'', ''Power Rangers'', and ''Kamen Rider'' series. Filmography * series director denoted in bold TV series *'' Kamen Rider Black'' (1987): Assistant director *'' Kamen Rider Black RX'' (1988): Assistant director *'' Chōriki Sentai Ohranger'' (1995) *''Gekisou Sentai Carranger'' (1996) *''Denji Sentai Megaranger'' (1997) *''Seijuu Sentai Gingaman'' (1998) *''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' (1999) *'' Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'' (2000) *'' Kamen Rider Agito'' (2001) *''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' (2002) *'' Kamen Rider 555'' (2003) *'' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' (2003) *'' Sh15uya'' (2005) *''Kamen Rider Kabuto'' (2006) *''Kamen Rider Den-O'' (2007) *'' Cutie Honey: The Live'' (2007) *''Kamen Rider Kiva'' (2008) *''Kamen Rider Decade'' (2009) *''Kamen Rider W'' (2009–2010) *''Kamen Rider OOO'' (2010–2011) *''Kamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
