Spin-off distribution drama "Birth of Chimera" for "Kamen Rider Revise the Movie" to be distributed on July 22 (Fri.), starring Kazunari Mamehara (JO1), Shohei Hashimoto, Kane Kosugi, and other members of the cast!

The cast of "Kamen Rider Revise the Movie" spin-off distribution drama "Birth of Chimera," which will be distributed through the Toei Special Effects Fan Club (TTFC) starting July 22, 2022 (Friday), has been announced.

The main character, Nozomu Otani, will be played by Kazunari Mamehara (JO1), who also plays the same role in the movie version of "Kamen Rider Revise the Movie". This "Birth of Chimera" is his first starring role.

In the movie version, Hope is on the same plane as Genta Igarashi and Yukimi Igarashi, and it is announced that he and Genta Igarashi and Yukimi Igarashi bravely stand together to save the passengers trapped in a sudden hijacking incident.

Kazunari Mamehara

Shohei Hashimoto, an actor who will also play Ryu Mukai, a young man who transforms into Masked Rider Chimera, named after the "Chimera" in the title, in the upcoming Mubi x Ste movie "Urushikuro Ten - The End of the Story" starting on June 24.

Masked Rider Chimera

Shohei Hashimoto

Kane Cosugi, whose appearance in the film version was announced on the 19th, also appears in the film as Azuma, the man who made a contract with Gif. In "Birth of Chimera," he transforms into Masked Rider Daimon for the first time and confronts the main character, Hope Otani, with the same overwhelming presence as in the movie version. The secret of why he transformed into Masked Rider Daimon is also revealed.

Kane Kosugi

Kane Kosugi is well known to Toei tokusatsu fans for his role as Jiraiya/Ninja Black in "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger" (1994-1995), but in this film, Teruaki Ogawa, who played Sasuke/Ninja Red in "Ninja Sentai Kakuranger," plays the town doctor Gaikai, and Hitomi Hirose, who played Tsuruhime/Ninja White, plays Hope's mother. Hitomi Hirose, who played Ninja White, plays Hope's mother. Hope's father is played by Seiji Takaiwa, who was the suit actor for Ninja Red, making this a great casting choice for fans. Takaiwa will be co-starring with his son, Shin Yasushi Takaiwa.

Of course, familiar faces from the TV series will also appear, including Kentaro Maeda, Wataru Hyuga, Ayaka Imoto, Noritaka Hamao, Junya Komatsu, Kurara Emi, and Shigeyuki Toji.

The spin-off drama "Birth of Chimera," which follows the story of "Kamen Rider Revise the Movie," will be available through the Toei Special Effects Fan Club (TTFC) from Friday, July 22, 2022!

The trailer is scheduled to be released this Sunday, July 26th, so look forward to it as well.

Comment

Kazunari Mamehara (JO1)

I was really happy when I was chosen to appear in the spin-off distribution drama "Birth of Chimera"!
I am a member of the Toei Special Effects Fan Club, so I was thrilled to think that I was going to be a part of it, and I was determined to do my best. I was also honored to be able to work with Seiji Takaiwa, who plays the father, and I was happy to be able to talk with him between takes!
There were many difficult scenes, but I learned a lot on the set, and I think it was a time when I was able to grow as a person and as a person of hope!　I hope that the audience will be able to feel Otani Hope's love for her family and her sense of justice through this film!
Please look forward to "Birth of Chimera"!

Shohei Hashimoto
The world of Masked Rider is one that every boy dreams of. I am truly honored to be able to appear in a work that transcends gender and age barriers and continues to be loved by a wide range of people.
I am very happy just to be a part of this work, but now...I am going to transform myself. I want to be a hero. The dream I have had since I was a child has become a reality.
This time I will play the role of Ryu Mukai, a young man with a strong sense of justice who dreams of becoming a hero.
I have taken on the challenge of playing a role that reflects the feelings I had back then.
I really enjoyed every minute I spent on the set, and it was like a treasured time.
This story will lead to the movie version.
I hope you will watch "Birth of Chimera" and get more deeply into the movie version.

■Kane Kosugi
It has been my dream for a long time to appear in Kamen Rider, so when I was asked to do the role, I was so happy that I jumped up and down!　I was also honored to be asked to work again with director Koichi Sakamoto, with whom I worked as a teenager and with whom I have evolved the action in films such as "Guyver".
I was very much looking forward to working with the members who appeared in "Kakuranger" in "Birth of Chimera" for the first time in 20 years.
However, while I was happy to be back at Toei, I was also worried about whether I could live up to everyone's expectations after 28 years had passed since I appeared in "Kakuranger. Even so, I did my best to play the role of a hero.
I hope that as many of you as possible will enjoy "Birth of Chimera!

(Honorifics omitted in the original text)

Production Information

<Cast
Kazunari Mamehara (JO1)

Shohei Hashimoto Noritaka Hamao Junya Komatsu

Teruaki Ogawa Hitomi Hirose Seiji Takaiwa
Eiji Takahiro Minami Koji Nakamura Mei Harukawa

Kentaro Maeda KENTARO KIMURA Subaru (voice) HINATA Wataru IMOTO Ayaka
Kurara Eimi / Shigeyuki Toji

Shingo Fujimori (voice) / Tomohito Yashima
Kane Kosugi

<Staff>.
Original Story : Shotaro Ishinomori
Director : Koichi Sakamoto
Screenplay : Shunjin Nishi

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