Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max
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is a 2011 film in the Kamen Rider Series
. It will feature the casts of Kamen Rider Fourze
and Kamen Rider OOO
and will be in Japanese theaters on December 10, 2011. The catchphrase for the movie is .
Movie War Mega Max will feature the first seven Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider 1
, 2
, V3
, Riderman
, X
, Amazon
, and Stronger
) to commemorate the franchise's 40th anniversary. Trailers for the film shown during airings of Fourze also show the return of Kamen Rider Double
as well as a new form for Kamen Rider OOO. Previous Movie War features were divided into 3 segments, but Movie War Mega Max is divided into 5 parts.
, V3
, X
, Amazon
, and Stronger
. Meteorites fall from space all over the world, carrying a mysterious substance called SOLU. Foundation X moves to obtain it and involve themselves in a battle against the seven Kamen Riders.
The second part is Kamen Rider OOO
s portion. A meteorite strikes the Earth, and from it emerges a young man named Michal Minato, revealing himself to be the Kamen Rider for 40 years in the future. However, he has been corrupted by a series of Core Medals he uses to transform into Kamen Rider Poseidon into becoming a killing machine and has come back in time to take on the Kamen Riders of the modern era. Akira Date and Shintaro Goto take on the mantles of Kamen Rider Birth
once more, while Eiji Hino can only idly watch on, having lost the ability to transform into Kamen Rider OOO
following the destruction of all of the other Core Medals. However, in the middle of the crisis, Ankh, who had died in the previous battle, mysteriously reappears.
The third part is called and it is the Kamen Rider W portion of the film. Shotaro Hidari discovers Foundation X's activites in Futo and investigates their plans. Meanwhile, the original seven Kamen Riders locate Foundation X's secret airport and face its leader, Lem Kannagi. However, Foundation X set up a trap that the Kamen Riders have not foreseen.
The fourth part is Kamen Rider Fourze
s portion. Misaki Nadeshiko transfers to Amanogawa High School and Gentaro Kisaragi immediately falls head over heels in love with her. But when a Zodiarts
attacks, just as Gentaro transforms into Kamen Rider Fourze
, Nadeshiko transforms into a Kamen Rider as well. However, her true goal is not to fight the Zodiarts, but to deal with Foundation X and their new creations: the .
The fifth and final part of the film is Movie War Mega Max. Foundation X's Lem Kannagi reveals that he plans to use the SOLU harvested from the meteorites that have been striking the Earth and combine it with the powers of the Zodiarts Switches and the Core Medals in order to eliminate the Kamen Riders so Foundation X can conquer all of humanity. When his plan comes to light, Gentaro Kisaragi and Eiji Hino team up with Shotaro Hidari, Philip, and the legendary seven Kamen Riders to take on Foundation X to save the world.
Another Michal Minato from the same future, but before being corrupted by the Core Medals, can transform into the heroic by using water as energy. Kamen Rider Aqua's Rider Kick
is called the . Kamen Rider Aqua has a personal jet ski
called the . Kamen Rider Aqua is designed to resemble Kamen Rider 1
, with a simpler design and the tear-stain–like lines on his mask.
Michal Minato is portrayed by of D-Boys
.
is based on the heel kick performed by Homare Sawa
during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She can also perform the with Kamen Rider Fourze.
Nadeshiko Misaki is portrayed by of Hello! Project
.
OOO cast: : : : : : : : : : :
Futo: The Conspiracy Advances cast: : : : : : :
Fourze cast: : : : : : : : : : : :
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
. It will feature the casts of Kamen Rider Fourze
Kamen Rider Fourze
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider OOO, joining Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger in the Super Hero Time...
and Kamen Rider OOO
Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider W, joining Tensou Sentai Goseiger and then Kaizoku...
and will be in Japanese theaters on December 10, 2011. The catchphrase for the movie is .
Movie War Mega Max will feature the first seven Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider 1
Kamen Rider 1
is a fictional character and main superhero or henshin character featured in Japanese tokusatsu. He first appeared in the television series Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programmes. The primary protagonist of the series, Kamen Rider 1 is a motorcycle-riding...
, 2
Kamen Rider 2
is a fictional character and secondary protagonist from the Japanese tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programmes. Like Kamen Rider 1, he is a motorcycle-riding superhero modelled upon a grasshopper. In the original series, he is...
, V3
Kamen Rider V3 (character)
is a fictional character from the Japanese tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider V3, the second in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programs. The primary protagonist of the series, Kamen Rider V3 is a motorcycle-riding superhero modeled upon a dragonfly and armed with a variety of...
, Riderman
Riderman
is a fictional character, an anti-heroic protagonist from the tokusatsu television series, Kamen Rider V3. He was the first Kamen Rider to wield personal weapons, and the first Kamen Rider whose face is partially exposed...
, X
Kamen Rider X (character)
is the primary protagonist and eponymous character of the 1974 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider X. His design was based on the Belostomatidae or "Giant water bug", and the letter X. He is also known as and is the fifth Rider after Riderman....
, Amazon
Kamen Rider Amazon (character)
is the primary protagonist and eponymous character of the late 1974 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Amazon. He is the sixth Rider.-Amazon:, whose real name is , was an infant around the time of the plane he and his family were on crashed in the Amazon rainforest, leaving young Amazon the sole...
, and Stronger
Kamen Rider Stronger (character)
is the protagonist and eponymous character of the 1975 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Stronger. Stronger's primary motif was that of electricity. Stronger was not based on a grasshopper or grasshopper-like insect as with the previous Riders, but rather on the Japanese rhinoceros beetle...
) to commemorate the franchise's 40th anniversary. Trailers for the film shown during airings of Fourze also show the return of Kamen Rider Double
Kamen Rider Double (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film...
as well as a new form for Kamen Rider OOO. Previous Movie War features were divided into 3 segments, but Movie War Mega Max is divided into 5 parts.
Story
The first part of the film is called and focuses on the original television series: Kamen RiderKamen Rider
, is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...
, V3
Kamen Rider V3
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider...
, X
Kamen Rider X
, translated as Masked Rider X, is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It was broadcast in 1974 on NET . It is the third entry in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows...
, Amazon
Kamen Rider Amazon
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. The fourth installment to be produced as part of the Kamen Rider Series, the series aired in Japan from late 1974 to early 1975 on the Mainichi Broadcasting System...
, and Stronger
Kamen Rider Stronger
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. The fifth program to be created as part of the Kamen Rider Series, the series was broadcast on TBS and MBS from April 5, 1975 to December 27, 1975, lasting 39 episodes, and aired every Saturday at 7:00 p.m...
. Meteorites fall from space all over the world, carrying a mysterious substance called SOLU. Foundation X moves to obtain it and involve themselves in a battle against the seven Kamen Riders.
The second part is Kamen Rider OOO
Kamen Rider OOO
is a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider W, joining Tensou Sentai Goseiger and then Kaizoku...
s portion. A meteorite strikes the Earth, and from it emerges a young man named Michal Minato, revealing himself to be the Kamen Rider for 40 years in the future. However, he has been corrupted by a series of Core Medals he uses to transform into Kamen Rider Poseidon into becoming a killing machine and has come back in time to take on the Kamen Riders of the modern era. Akira Date and Shintaro Goto take on the mantles of Kamen Rider Birth
Kamen Rider Birth
is a fictional power suit and character designation for one of the protagonists of the 2010-2011 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider OOO. The Kamen Rider Birth suit debuts in the film Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core....
once more, while Eiji Hino can only idly watch on, having lost the ability to transform into Kamen Rider OOO
Kamen Rider OOO (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2010-2011 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider OOO. The name "OOO" is pronounced similarly to both "O's", referring to the three O's in the television series' title which represent the character's transformation items, and...
following the destruction of all of the other Core Medals. However, in the middle of the crisis, Ankh, who had died in the previous battle, mysteriously reappears.
The third part is called and it is the Kamen Rider W portion of the film. Shotaro Hidari discovers Foundation X's activites in Futo and investigates their plans. Meanwhile, the original seven Kamen Riders locate Foundation X's secret airport and face its leader, Lem Kannagi. However, Foundation X set up a trap that the Kamen Riders have not foreseen.
The fourth part is Kamen Rider Fourze
Kamen Rider Fourze
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider OOO, joining Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger in the Super Hero Time...
s portion. Misaki Nadeshiko transfers to Amanogawa High School and Gentaro Kisaragi immediately falls head over heels in love with her. But when a Zodiarts
Zodiarts
The are the fictional antagonists in the Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Fourze. Each of the Zodiarts is named after one of the Western constellations, and each Zodiarts body is decorated with the pattern of the constellation it is named after...
attacks, just as Gentaro transforms into Kamen Rider Fourze
Kamen Rider Fourze (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2011-2012 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Fourze. Kamen Rider Fourze's name is meant to resemble the number 40, as Fourze serves as a 40th anniversary for the Kamen Rider Series and there are 40 different powers he can access...
, Nadeshiko transforms into a Kamen Rider as well. However, her true goal is not to fight the Zodiarts, but to deal with Foundation X and their new creations: the .
The fifth and final part of the film is Movie War Mega Max. Foundation X's Lem Kannagi reveals that he plans to use the SOLU harvested from the meteorites that have been striking the Earth and combine it with the powers of the Zodiarts Switches and the Core Medals in order to eliminate the Kamen Riders so Foundation X can conquer all of humanity. When his plan comes to light, Gentaro Kisaragi and Eiji Hino team up with Shotaro Hidari, Philip, and the legendary seven Kamen Riders to take on Foundation X to save the world.
Kamen Rider Poseidon & Kamen Rider Aqua
is a young man from 40 years into the future who by using three Core Medals and a transformation belt he receives from the remnants of the Kougami Foundation in his time is able to transform into the evil . The Core Medals Michal uses are the , the , and the .Another Michal Minato from the same future, but before being corrupted by the Core Medals, can transform into the heroic by using water as energy. Kamen Rider Aqua's Rider Kick
Rider Kick
The is the finishing move from the Kamen Rider Series. It has traditionally consisted of a flying side kick and is used against the monster/kaijin after it has been weakened from fighting with the Rider. Throughout the various Kamen Rider series, it has taken many different forms and has become...
is called the . Kamen Rider Aqua has a personal jet ski
Jet ski
Jet Ski is the brand name of a personal watercraft manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The name is sometimes mistakenly used by those unfamiliar with the personal watercraft industry to refer to any type of personal watercraft; however, the name is a valid trademark registered with the...
called the . Kamen Rider Aqua is designed to resemble Kamen Rider 1
Kamen Rider 1
is a fictional character and main superhero or henshin character featured in Japanese tokusatsu. He first appeared in the television series Kamen Rider, the first in the famous Kamen Rider franchise of tokusatsu programmes. The primary protagonist of the series, Kamen Rider 1 is a motorcycle-riding...
, with a simpler design and the tear-stain–like lines on his mask.
Michal Minato is portrayed by of D-Boys
D-Boys
D-BOYS is a young male actors group under the management of Watanabe Entertainment. The D in the group's name stands for "Drama" , "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" ....
.
Kamen Rider Nadeshiko
is a transfer student at AGHS whom Gentaro falls in love with. Through unknown means, she has a belt similar to the Fourze Driver that enables her to transform into . Her belt is also compatible with the Astro Switches, but can only use Astro Switches for the arms. Her currently unnamed Rider KickRider Kick
The is the finishing move from the Kamen Rider Series. It has traditionally consisted of a flying side kick and is used against the monster/kaijin after it has been weakened from fighting with the Rider. Throughout the various Kamen Rider series, it has taken many different forms and has become...
is based on the heel kick performed by Homare Sawa
Homare Sawa
is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...
during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She can also perform the with Kamen Rider Fourze.
Nadeshiko Misaki is portrayed by of Hello! Project
Hello! Project
is the umbrella name for all female idol Japanese pop recording artists collective that are under contract with the Up-Front Group. The "mothership" group of Hello! Project is the super-group Morning Musume. Hello! Project's current leader is Risa Niigaki, the leader of Morning Musume...
.
Cast
Beginning cast:OOO cast: : : : : : : : : : :
Futo: The Conspiracy Advances cast: : : : : : :
Fourze cast: : : : : : : : : : : :
Suit actors
- Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Double:
- Ankh, Kamen Rider Birth, Kamen Rider Aqua:
- Kamen Rider Poseidon:
- Kamen Rider Nadeshiko:
Theme song
- "SAMURAI STRONG STYLE"
- Lyrics: Show Ayanocozey
- Composition & Arrangement: Marty Friedman
- Artist: vs.
- Show Ayanocozey of KishidanKishidan, which means "The Knights", are a J-pop band. They have a retro image, wearing Japanese school uniforms in the style of bōsōzoku. The lead singer, Show Ayanocozey, was DJ OZMA, until the persona was "retired" in December 2008. Kishidan announced a "comeback", after a three year break, on January...
(a.k.a. DJ OZMADJ OzmaDJ OZMA, born as on April 26 in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, and legally known as , is a Japanese pop singer and musical artist. He first came to prominence in early 2006 and is notorious for his performance at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, during which his female dancers stripped themselves of...
) and former MegadeathMegadeathMegadeath is a term for one million deaths by nuclear explosion. It was coined in 1953 by RAND military strategist Herman Kahn and popularized in his 1960 book On Thermonuclear War...
guitarist Marty Friedman are performing the Mega Max theme song "SAMURAI STRONG STYLE". Ayanocozey said that he had been a fan of the Kamen Rider SeriesKamen Rider SeriesThe is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
when he was younger, having watched Super-1Kamen Rider Super-1is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the seventh installment in the Kamen Rider Series. The series was broadcast on the Mainichi Broadcasting System from October 17, 1980 to October 3, 1981, lasting 48 episodes...
and BlackKamen Rider Black, translated as Masked Rider Black, is a tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the eighth installment in the famous Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo...
, and became envious that Koji KikkawaKoji Kikkawais a Japanese musician. His most recent album is 2009's Double-Edged Sword.Kōji was supposed to represent Japan in water polo in the coming Olympics but chose to be a singer. His music career began on February 1, 1984 with "Monica" and he won 8 music awards in the same year...
had himself become involved in the Kamen Rider Series as a musician. To him, the meaning behind the song is the unique heroism that the Japanese idolize, a hero that will give his life to save another, and he plans to style the song in the same way Ichirou MizukiIchirou Mizuki, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese vocalist, lyrist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 40 years, he has recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and...
and Akira KushidaAkira Kushida, is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, Kinnikuman, and Uchuu Keiji Gavan. His nickname from his fans is...
have done for their hero show theme songs. He is also happy that he is collaborating with Friedman, having been a fan of Megadeath in junior high. Friedman is also pleased with his collaboration with Ayanocozey, having previously worked with him on a FantaFantaFanta is a global brand of fruit-flavored carbonated soft drinks from the Coca-Cola Company. There are over 90 flavors worldwide. The drink debuted in Germany in 1941 and originally sold only in Europe.-History:...
commercial campaign, and states that the song will have an ultimate manly feel to it.
External links
- Website for ToeiToei Companyis a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...