At the end of 2025, when scandals were continuing in the Super Sentai studio next door (a woman cheated on an action actor and it was reported that the woman was underage drinking). I thought how Toei would handle it, but I told you directly that I will terminate the Super Sentai IP and use another IP to take over Super Sentai next year. After 50 years of broadcasting, Super Sentai is finally coming to an end. Of course, such good traffic cannot be let go, so let me sort out those people who have traveled through Kamen Rider and Super Sentai for you to know!
Showa era
During the Showa era, there was one person who was considered a time-traveling celebrity in the tokusatsu world, and he was the famous Miyauchi Hiroshi. In addition to starring in the famous Kamen Rider V3 Shirou Kazama, in terms of Super Sentai, Miyauchi has participated in three films: “Secret Sentai Gorenja” (Shinmei Akira/Alan Ryou), “JAKQ Dengeki Team” (Banba Shokichi/White Sentai) and “Power Sentai Ohren” (Chief of Staff Miura). Except for the third film where he does not play a team member, the other two films are all team members.
Grandpa Miyauchi is considered a celebrity in the tokusatsu industry due to his appearance in V3 and other tokusatsu works, so he later joined the team. Although he was not the leading actor, his reputation and popularity were quite high. In addition, he is also the man who plays the leading role in Toei’s three major special effects films (Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and Metal Heroes).
Yuta Mochizuki, I really didn’t expect this. It turns out that in addition to playing the protagonist Koji Segawa of Kamen Rider J, he also starred in Super Sentai “Dino Sentai Beast Runner” Red Sentai Tyrannosaurus Runner. Since Power Rangers is one of my favorite Power Rangers movies (but the American version, which is Power Rangers), I was a little surprised to learn that he was starring in it. Where the two are related, it should be that both can become bigger, right? (Aren’t the team robots big?)
Heisei era
By the Heisei era, it was no longer a rare thing for actors to travel through different special studios.After all, finding food is important, ah, no, the script is very important. Therefore, the position of the character is not important. As long as you show your acting skills, it doesn’t matter if you are a villain~
Handa Kento, the protagonist of Kamen Rider 555, played the role of Kamen Rider. He was disgusted with tokusatsu works for a while, but fortunately he did not give up tokusatsu. In 2008, Eagle Core, one of the samurai robots who participated in “Fire God Sentai Boomer”, transformed into a human.
After Murakami Yukihei transformed from Kamen Rider Kaixa Soga Masato into the Beach Guardian, he starred in “Animal Sentai Beast King” and became the additional warrior Beast King Hawk. As Inoue Toshiki’s “lover” (the person he loves to use), of course he can’t miss “Bautaro Sentai”, which Inoue serves as the screenwriter, and serves as one of the villains Brain Man.
Murakami should be able to use his acting skills in “Bautaro Sentai” and work with his “lover” (the person who loves to use him) Inoue again. Look at how happy he is smiling.
Mitsuru Karabashi, in Kamen Rider 555, played a weirdo, but his identity was important, and his son’s acting skills could already be seen at that time. The villain he played in “Samurai Sentai True Swordsman” has a handsome character who pursues a powerful enemy unwillingly.
In addition, he also used his other talent-=painting in “Space Sentai 9th Ranker”. Among them, all 88 constellation patterns used in transformation and special moves were drawn by him.
Mitsuru Karabashi also plays Kamen Rider Calibur in Kamen Rider Saber, and he is one of the rare men to transform from a weirdo into a knight!
Matsuda Kenji, as Hibiki’s partner, after he resigned from Demon Slayer (died), he went to the next studio “Shuriken Sentai Ninja” to play the villain Gome Raizo. This time he used his voice to let the audience feel his acting skills. In addition, Matsuda is also one of the few men who returns from Kamen Rider but becomes a weirdo. (Going back to Kamen Rider again and playing the role of GARURU from Kamen Rider KIVA)
Hidenori Tokuyama has a handsome face. Although in Kamen Rider Kabuto, he was dismissed from the Kamen Rider TheBee and fell into the Kamen Rider Kick Hopper; but this did not hurt his handsome popularity. In terms of the team, he became the additional fighter of “Enigami Sentai Boomer” – Todoroki Gold, evolving from “Hell Brothers” to “Golden Wings”.
Masaya Oikawada, who played the handsome version of Gouhou in “Kamen Rider the First”, went to “Knight Dragon Sentai Dragon Suit” to be the master of the Red Warrior.
Well, we can’t say that Huang Kawada is also a tokusatsu Grand Slam man, because he didn’t transform in Ultraman.
Katsuda Suzuki, this is not a past Kamen Rider, but a past Kamen Rider from Super Sentai. From “Token Sentai Go Busters” Red Buster went to Kamen Rider Zi-O to become Kamen Rider Quiz in a certain time and space in the future.
Reiwa era
To be honest, I really have no impression of this Ultraman Powered. The situation is like I told you that Ekin Cheng of Hong Kong was an Ultraman. Do you believe it?
Kane Kosugi Ken, friends who are familiar with the Kamen Rider series may not be impressed by him, but he is one of the rare men who has the “Japanese Tokusatsu Grand Slam”. The definition of Tokusatsu Grand Slam is someone who has played the protagonist or villain in “Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Super Sentai”, and also has a transformation. In addition to playing the role of Ninja Kuro in “Ninja Sentai Hidden”, Kosugi plays the villain Kamen Rider Daimon in the movie version of Kamen Rider Revice. In addition, he is also the protagonist of Ultraman Power.
Kenji Taniguchi, our Uncle Taka also came over from the Sentai to become a Kamen Rider. After “Emergency Sentai GOGOV” Go Blue, he served as Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha, and later in the Reiwa era Kamen Rider Saber, he served as one more Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Falchion. He is also one of the few men who has played different Kamen Riders.
Uncle Ying is also one of the few men in Japan who has achieved great success in special photography. Such a powerful man still ended up in a divorce due to domestic violence.
Summarize
The end of the team (currently it is said that there will be a chance to restart in the future, but not in the short term), I believe that many tokusatsu fans will be disappointed. After all, many photo beauties are from the team (after all, there are many female characters). However, the reality is very realistic. Money is all the indicators. Earnings are not ideal. The foreign market is dominated by Power ranger. Coupled with creative issues, I believe that a short-term break is a good thing. No matter what, I hope the Super Sentai IP can be restarted in my lifetime!
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