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File:Kamen Rider Double logo.jpg The logo for Kamen Rider Double as found on the TV Asahi website | |
Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
Written by | Riku Sanjo |
Directed by | Ryuta Tasaki |
Starring | Renn Kiriyama Masaki Suda Hikaru Yamamoto Takeshi Nadagi Minori Terada |
Opening theme | "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~" by Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA |
Country of origin | ![]() |
Original language | Japanese |
Production | |
Producers | Atsushi Kaji Hideaki Tsukada Kazuhiro Takahashi |
Running time | 24-25 minutes (per episode) |
Original release | |
Network | TV Asahi |
Release | 2009-09-06 |
Kamen Rider Double (仮面ライダーW(ダブル), Kamen Raidā Daburu, Kamen Rider W, Masked Rider Double) is the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth Rider series overall. It premiered following the finale of Kamen Rider Decade on September 6, 2009[1], and airs alongside Samurai Sentai Shinkenger in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. It is described as the "Heisei Kamen Rider 10th Anniversary Project: Fall Campaign" (平成仮面ライダー10周年プロジェクト 秋の陣, Heisei Kamen Raidā Jūshūnen Purojekuto: Aki no Jin).
Promotion
Advertisements throughout the months of May, June, and July 2009 built up to the debut of Kamen Rider Double,[2] who first appeared at the 10th Anniversary Project MASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW event,[3] and also featured in Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker.
Production and casting
The series' main writer is Riku Sanjo and the main director is Ryuta Tasaki. The theme song titled "W-B-X~W boiled extreme~" is to be performed by Aya Kamiki with former JUDY AND MARY guitarist TAKUYA as the unit "Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA" (上木彩矢 w TAKUYA, Kamiki Aya w TAKUYA).[4][5][6] The creature designer is Katsuya Terada, previously the character designer for Blood: The Last Vampire, the designer of Monster X for Godzilla: Final Wars, the designer of Cutie Honey's costume for Cutie Honey, and the mechanic and character design refinement for Yatterman.
Newcomer Masaki Suda portrays the mysterious and magical Phillip. Drama actor Renn Kiriyama, who made his acting debut as Bunta Marui in Musical Prince of Tennis: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service, joins the cast as Shotaro Hidari. Hikaru Yamamoto, who made her acting debut in Watashitachi no Kyōkasho as Chiharu Nobue, portrays the female lead Akiko Narumi. Comedian and actor Takeshi Nadagi portrays Mikio Jinno and veteran actor Minori Terada, known for his leading role in The Human Bullet, portrays Ryubee Sonozaki.
Story
In the ecologically-minded city of Futo (風都, Fūto, translated as "Wind Capital"), there are many windmills and the people live in harmony. However, the Sonozaki Family (園咲家, Sonozaki Ke) sell mysterious USB memory sticks called Gaia Memories to criminals who use them to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force powerless to stop them. The hardboiled (or rather half-boiled) detective Shotaro Hidari works with the mysterious Phillip who possesses the true Gaia Memory. Using their own Gaia Memories, Shotaro and Phillip use the Double Driver belts to transform and combine into Kamen Rider Double to fight the Dopant menace.[2][7]
Episodes
All episodes of Kamen Rider Double have two titles: the first indicating a story arc while the second indicates the episode's title.
- Double's Search/Two Detectives in One (Wの検索/探偵は二人で一人, Daburu no Kensaku/Tantei wa Futari de Hitori)
- Double's Search/The City Shall Grieve (Wの検索/街を泣かせるもの, Daburu no Kensaku/Machi o Nakaseru Mono)
Film
A currently untitled film set to be released on December 12, 2009, will be a double-bill with the Kamen Rider Decade epilogue film.[8]
Cast
- Shotaro Hidari (左 翔太郎, Hidari Shōtarō): Renn Kiriyama (桐山 漣, Kiriyama Ren)
- Phillip (フィリップ, Firippu): Masaki Suda (菅田 将暉, Suda Masaki)[9]
- Akiko Narumi (鳴海 亜樹子, Narumi Akiko): Hikaru Yamamoto (山本 ひかる, Yamamoto Hikaru)
- Mikio Jinno (刃野 幹夫, Jinno Mikio): Takeshi Nadagi (なだぎ 武, Nadagi Takeshi)
- Shun Makura (真倉 俊, Makura Shun): Shingo Nakagawa (中川 真吾, Nakagawa Shingo)[10]
- Watcherman (ウォッチャマン, Wotchaman): Nasubi (なすび)
- Ryubee Sonozaki (園咲 琉兵衛, Sonozaki Ryūbee): Minori Terada (寺田 農, Terada Minori)
- Saeko Sonozaki (園咲 冴子, Sonozaki Saeko): Ami Namai (生井 亜実, Namai Ami)
- Wakana Sonozaki (園咲 若菜, Sonozaki Wakana): Rin Asuka (飛鳥 凛, Asuka Rin)
- Kirihiko Sudo (須藤 霧彦, Sudō Kirihiko): Yuki Kimisawa (君沢 ユウキ, Kimisawa Yūki)[11][12]
- Narration, Gaia Memory Voice (ナレーション、ガイアメモリ音声, Narēshon, Gaia Memori Onsei): Fumihiko Tachiki (立木 文彦, Tachiki Fumihiko)
Guest stars
- Marina Tsumura (津村 真里奈, Tsumura Marina): Meibi Yamanouchi (山内 明日, Yamanouchi Meibi, 1-2)
Suit actors
- Kamen Rider Double: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
Songs
- Opening theme
- "W-B-X ~W-Boiled Extreme~"
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
- Artist: Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA
- Read as "Double-B-X ~Double Boiled Extreme~", the song written by Fujibayashi and Naruse, who have contributed to the production of the highest peaking Heisei Kamen Rider Series theme songs "Climax Jump" (#2), "Break the Chain" (#3), and "Journey through the Decade" (#2) on the Oricon charts, and performed by Kamiki and TAKUYA is to be released in November 2009.
References
- ^ Uchuusen No. 125
- ^ a b Telebikun August 2009
- ^ "10th Anniversary ProjectMASKED RIDER LIVE & SHOW~十年祭~|テレビ朝日|仮面ライダーディケイド". Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "桐山漣と菅田将暉が合体で仮面ライダーW - 芸能ニュース : nikkansports.com". Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "新イケメンライダーはジャニーズ系美男子でW主演! - 東京ウォーカー". Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "新・仮面ライダーは"2人で1人"の「仮面ライダーW」 ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "仮面ライダーダブル introduction|東映[テレビ]". Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "テレビ朝日|仮面ライダーディケイド". Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "菅田 将暉". Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "中川真吾 BLOG: 仮面ライダーW". Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "CUBE Group". Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "新作情報|君沢ユウキオフィシャルブログ「Life×Life」Powered by Ameba". 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-17.