The cast and director celebrated the release of the movie with 13 members! Report on the stage greeting for "Masked Rider Reiwa: The First Generation"!

MASKED RIDER REIWA THE FIRST GENERATION" opened in theaters on Saturday, December 21, 2019, with an opening day stage greeting held at Shinjuku Wald 9.

The "Heisei Masked Rider Series" started in 2000. Masked Rider ZIO", the 20th and last Heisei Masked Rider film, has made its mark in the history of the Heisei Masked Rider series, and has created a buzz with its unpredictable storyline that repeatedly shifts time from the past, present, and future, utilizing the power of successive Heisei Masked Riders.
Then, the Heisei era changed to the 2025 era. Masked Rider Zero One" (on TV Asahi, every Sunday from 9:00 a.m.), the first series of the "First Year of Masked Riders in 2025," started in a spectacular manner on September 1, 2012.
⇒ The first rider of "Masked Rider Zero One" will start airing on September 1, 2019!

The new winter movie of "Masked Rider Zero One" and "Masked Rider Zeo", "Masked Rider Reiwa the First Generation", finally opened on December 21, 2019 (Sat), and the first day stage greeting was held at Shinjuku Wald 9. The official report has arrived and will be introduced below.

Official Report】 ※Titles omitted

The cast members were greeted with applause from the fans gathered at the venue. Takahashi, who plays the lead role, said, "The entire staff and cast put their whole heart and soul into this work. I am very happy to think that this work has reached everyone in Japan. And Okuno, who also starred in the film, said, "The cast and crew spent a lot of time working on this film, one by one, so I am very happy to see this day arrive. The cast and crew have spent a lot of time working on this film, so I am very happy to see this day.

Koji Yamamoto, who also appeared as a guest in the film following his appearance in the TV series, said, "Of course, this is a program that children watch, but I was surprised at the great response I received from adults (when I announced my appearance in the TV series). （The head teacher of the nursery school (my child attends) wrote on a piece of paper, "I'll watch Masked Rider! I thought I was keeping a reasonable distance from the teacher (as a parent), but I felt a sense of closeness with her at once! Koki Mitani also contacted me and said, "I would like you (Mr. Yamamoto) to transform into a Masked Rider and fight against Zero One. I was surprised that I would be able to transform into Zero One for the movie! I was surprised that I would be able to transform into a masked rider in a movie! When asked about his first transformation into Kamen Rider, he said, "I was allowed to come up with my own transformation pose, but I imagined it as a reverse playback of the transformation pose of Mr. Takahashi, who plays my son. During the filming of a serious scene right before the transformation, there was a line that said, "Why did you do that? I suggested cutting that line because the role was "Sore-o" (laugh). I thought about it and realized that it was an interesting line, so I had it cut (laugh). Ikoma also commented, "When it was announced that I would be appearing in the movie, I received many congratulatory comments from fans on SNS. I also received a call from my best friend, whom I don't usually keep in touch with, just as my appearance was announced, and it was the first time she had contacted me to congratulate me since my appearance in Kohaku. (Laughter)." He was happy to hear the warm congratulations from so many people.

Takahashi and Yamamoto, who played the father and son roles in the film, both spoke about one of the film's themes, "The first day I met Yamamoto-san, I was very nervous, but I remember how gently and openly he greeted me, which eased my nerves. Takahashi said, "You are surprisingly serious, just like everyone else in the cast. Like everyone in the cast, you have a firm ideal for your work, so I felt like I was going back to the beginning, like my heart was being refreshed. The more you get used to it, the more things you can do, but at the same time, you often forget important things. There is so much love at the Kamen Rider site, and I was truly happy to be involved in the Kamen Rider production. Looking back on the filming of the movie, the audience was able to see the relationship between the two actors as they exchanged calm and relaxed words during the stage greeting.
Director Sugihara, who directed the first winter movie, an important milestone for the Masked Rider franchise, said, "I was in charge of this commemorative film, and I entered the scene with quite a lot of enthusiasm. However, I was surprised to find that the cast had even more passion than I did. I thought about how to incorporate this enthusiasm and passion into the film, and this is what I came up with. We took on the challenge of trying to do something on film that could not be done on a TV scale, and that is this film. He also commented strongly on his passion for this film.

Asked what kind of role he would like to play if he could act in a Kamen Rider movie again, Ikoma replied, "I think the role I played this time, Time Jacker Finis, is enough, but someday I would like to say 'Transformation! Yamamoto replied, "I would love to play the role again, but I think I will play the role of Iz then (laughs). I don't know what happened at the end of the movie, so I would like to appear in the TV series again! He jokingly concluded with words that showed his love for the character he played.

In closing the event, Okuno said, "This movie will be my last as Gioh, but I think I have passed the baton of Masked Rider to everyone at Zero One. And although Masked Rider Geow is ending, I would be happy if Masked Rider Geow remains in a corner of your minds as a part of Masked Rider history." Takahashi added, "Zero One's first movie has finally been released. The staff and cast of Zero One have put their hearts and dreams, which is the theme of this film, into making this film. We hope that many people will see this movie. Please come to the theater! The audience applauded warmly and the event was full of joy on the first day of the film's release.

The audience gave a warm round of applause.

─ ─ Finally, the first day of the film's release has arrived. How do you feel about the opening day of this "dawn of a new era of winter Rider movies"?

Fumiya Takahashi: Tobiden orjin/ Masked Rider Zero One
All of the staff and cast members put their whole heart and soul into this film. I am very happy to think that this work has reached everyone in Japan.

Sou Okuno: Sougo Tokiwa/ Masked Rider Zeo
The entire cast and staff have spent a lot of time working on this work, one by one, and I am very happy to be able to celebrate this day.

───This time, Mr. Yamamoto will be appearing in a movie following the TV series, and Mr. Ikoma will be making his first appearance in the Masked Rider series.What kind of feedback did you get from the people around you?

Koshi Yamamoto: Tobiden Kio / Masked Rider Type 1
Of course this is a program that children watch (when the announcement of his appearance in the TV series was made), but I was surprised at the great response I received from adults. （The head teacher of the nursery school (that my child attends) wrote on a piece of paper, "I'll watch Masked Rider! I thought I was keeping a reasonable distance from the teacher (as a parent), but I felt a sense of closeness with her at once! Koki Mitani also contacted me and said, "I would like you (Mr. Yamamoto) to transform into a masked rider and fight against Zero One. I was surprised that I would be able to transform into Zero One for the movie!

Rina Ikoma: Time Jacker Finis
When it was announced that I would be appearing in the movie, I received many congratulatory comments on SNS from fans. In addition, my best friend, whom I don't usually keep in touch with, contacted me just as my appearance in the film was announced.

─ ─ I think this film has a different setting from the TV series, and the costumes are different, so we were able to see a different side of the two actors that we don't usually get to see.Were there any episodes that left a lasting impression on you during the filming under such circumstances?

Ryutaro Okada: Isamu Fuwa / Masked Rider Vulcan
The scale of the action was different from the TV series. I really enjoyed the action, and we were given a lot of time to shoot.
I found myself enjoying the action so much that I was almost grinning.

Hiroe Igata: Yaiba Yua (Masked Rider Valkyrie)
I was impressed by the finely crafted set, including the shelter. I am glad that this worldview was conveyed to everyone in the film.
The scene in the shelter is full of new and interesting characters, so if you couldn't find them, I hope you will watch it again (laughs).

─ ─ This time, the two of you also had different roles from the TV series, and you also worked together with the Geo team. How was the filming?

Daisuke Nakagawa: Masked Rider Xun
The battle with the Geo team members was impressive. During the transformation scene, I threw the progress key to transform, and Keisuke Watanabe, who played Woz, saw me throw the ride watch and transformed into a masked rider.
Keisuke Watanabe, who played Woz, saw me throw the ride watch and transformed himself. I was impressed that he imitated my transformation.

Osamu Sunagawa: Ruin / Masked Rider Ruin
The action with Gates using the sword was impressive. I saw Gates' kick before that shooting, and he was kicking with overwhelming power, and we were amazing!
I thought to myself, "He's making an enemy out of a human being.

─ ─ I heard that until now there was not much action in the flesh. This time there were a lot of action scenes.

Gaku Oshida: Meikoin Gates/Masked Rider Gates
I had a fresh feeling to act in this movie. I was able to perform very authentic action scenes that were not like masked rider.
There was a very passionate sword fighting master, and when director Sugihara said, "Yoi, hi! director Sugihara would always say, "Go for the kill! (laugh). I kicked him hard, probably because of that (laugh).

Shieri Ohata: Tsukuyomi/ Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi
This was the first time I slapped someone in my acting. I slapped Tsukuyomi twice, once before she got her memory back and once after she got her memory back, so even though I had no memory of it, I did my best to slap her while feeling something that was ingrained in my body (laughs).

Keisuke Watanabe: Wozu/ Kamen Rider Wozu
I thought I had been celebrating for a year through the work called Kamen Rider Geo, but to my surprise, I couldn't celebrate with this movie... (laughs)
(Laughs) I thought I had finally made good use of the stall (laughs) and finally got to use it in a cool way. (Laughs) I finally got to use the stall in a cool way. I was really enthusiastic about it because it was the first time I had almost no experience in live action.

─ ─ In this film, I was very impressed by the scenes in which a person or an iz shows his or her emotions. Please tell us your thoughts on your performance in this film and what you thought of it.

Fumiya Takahashi: Ajin Tobiden/ Masked Rider Zero One
In the TV series, I didn't show my emotions, but in this movie, I put the emotions that I felt into the person I was facing. Will's chest.
I was conscious of how to confront him as a person in the midst of actions that he would not normally do, such as grabbing Will's chest.

Noai Tsurushima: Izu
Izz is a human gear, so he does not show his emotions, but there was a scene in which I think Izz's emotions came out because he was there with Arujin, who shows his emotions. The last scene is my favorite because Fumiya and I thought a lot about it when we shot it!

───There was a lot of talk about the scene in the play and in the previews where you look back with a smile and say, "The future can be changed.

Sou Okuno: Sougo Tokiwa/ Kamen Rider Geo
I was conscious of the emotions of Sougo in the last episode of the TV series of "Masked Rider Zeo" such as "sadness" and "anger" but also "hope" that there is now, so I tried to express them in my facial expressions and acting in this movie.

─ ─ Mr. Yamamoto, there is a transformation scene in this movie, how was your first transformation?

Koshi Yamamoto: Koden Kio / Masked Rider Type 1
I was allowed to come up with my own transformation pose, but I imagined it as a reverse playback of the transformation pose of Mr. Takahashi, who plays my son. During the filming of a serious scene right before the transformation, there was a line that said, "Why did you do that? I suggested cutting that line because the role was "Sore-o" (laugh). I thought about it and realized that it was an interesting line, so I had it cut (laughs).

Film Information】 ※Titles omitted.
Masked Rider Reiwa The First Generation
Release date: In theaters from December 21 (Sat.)
Cast: "Masked Rider Zero One" Fumiya Takahashi, Ryutaro Okada, Noa Tsurushima, Hiroe Ida, Daisuke Nakagawa, Tsunaya Sunagawa, Aijun Narita, Arata Saeki, Kazuya Kojima, Tokuma Nishioka
Tokuma Nishioka's "德" is officially written in the old alphabet.
Masked Rider Zioh": Sou Okuno, Gaku Oshida, Shieri Ohata, Keisuke Watanabe

Zero One & Geo" Production Committee (C) Ishimori Productions, TV Asahi, ADK EM, Toei