Kamen Rider Fourze

television series

Kamen Rider Fourze is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series.

Kamen Rider Fourze
GenreTokusatsu
Superhero fiction
Science fiction
School drama
Comedy
Created byShotaro Ishinomori
Developed byIshimori Productions
Toei Company
Written byKazuki Nakashima
Riku Sanjo
Keiichi Hasegawa
Directed byKoichi Sakamoto
Hidenori Ishida
Takayuki Shibasaki
Satoshi Morota
Ryuta Tasaki
Kyohei Yamaguchi
Katsuya Watanabe
StarringSota Fukushi
Ryuki Takahashi
Fumika Shimizu
Rikako Sakata
Justin Tomimori
Shiho
Shion Tsuchiya
Ryo Yoshizawa
Takushi Tanaka
Shingo Tsurumi
Kousei Amano
Narrated byNobuyuki Hiyama
Opening theme"Switch On!" by Anna Tsuchiya
Ending theme"Giant Step" by Astronauts
"Shooting Star" by everset
"Bounce Back" by Southern
"ENDLESS PLAY" by Astronauts feat. SHIINA
"Evolvin' Storm" by everset
"COSMIC MIND" by Astronauts
ComposerShuhei Naruse
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducersKengo Motoi
Hideaki Tsukada
Kazuhiro Takahashi
Running time24–25 minutes
Production companyToei Company
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
ReleaseSeptember 4, 2011 (2011-09-04) –
August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26)

Schedule change

Super Hero Time aired alongside Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and then Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters.

Cast change

  • Gentaro Kisaragi / Kamen Rider Fourze: Sota Fukushi
  • Kengo Utahoshi: Ryuki Takahashi
  • Yuki Jojima: Fumika Shimizu
  • Miu Kazashiro: Rikako Sakata
  • Shun Daimonji: Justin Tomimori
  • Tomoko Nozama: Shiho
  • JK: Shion Tsuchiya
  • Ryusei Sakuta / Kamen Rider Meteor: Ryo Yoshizawa
  • Sarina Sonada: Yuka Konan
  • Chuta Otsugi: Takushi Tanaka (Ungirls)
  • Mitsuaki Gomou: Shingo Tsurumi
  • Kouhei Hayami: Kousei Amano
  • Natsuji Kijima: Soran Tamoto
  • Kou Tatsugami: Kazutoshi Yokoyama
  • Kuniteru Emoto: Hajime Yamazaki
  • Narration, Tachibana (Voice): Nobuyuki Hiyama

Guest cast change

  • Toshiya Miura (1, 2, 13, 14): Masanori Mizuno
  • Tsuyoshi Satake (7, 8, 48): Satoshi Jinbo
  • Takato Daimonji (7, 8): Ryo Kamon
  • Soushi Matoyama (15, 16): Ryutarou Akimoto
  • Junta Abe (15, 16): Tokimasa Tanabe
  • Jin Nomoto (19, 20): Ryu Ando
  • Haruka Utsugi (21, 22, 48): Nao Nagasawa
  • Man at kick boxing gym (21, 22): Koji Nakamura
  • Ran Kuroki (29, 30, 45, 46, 48): Rin Honoka
  • Haru Kusao (29, 30. 45, 46, 48): Jigen Araki
  • Yayoi Tokuda (25, 26): Kasumi Suzuki
  • Mei Shirakawa (30-32): Runa Natsui
  • Yuki's father: Yuu Kamio
  • Haruto Soma / Kamen Rider Wizard (48): Shunya Shiraishi

Space, Here We Come! cast change

  • Taneo Komatsu: Yoshiaki Yamane (Ungirls)

Movie War Ultimatum cast change

  • Nadeshiko Misaki / Kamen Rider Nadeshiko: Erina Mano
  • Inga Blink: Mikie Hara
  • Miyoko Ohki: Rika Adachi
  • Saburo Kazeta: Kenta Suga
  • Rumi Komaki: Kasumi Yamaya
  • Daita Kondo: Kazuyoshi Nakazawa
  • Chikao Nezu: Yuya Hara
  • Kageto Banba: Toshiya Toyama
  • Yu Kamimura: Mari Ikiri
  • Young Saburo: Itsuki Shibuya
  • Young Rumi: Shiori Haga
  • Young Daita: Taiga Sakamoto
  • Young Chikao: Hidetoshi Akutsu

Songs change

Opening theme
  • "Switch On!"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo (of everset)
    • Artist: Anna Tsuchiya
Insert themes
  • "Giant Step"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
    • Artist: Astronauts (May'n & Yoshiharu Shiina)
    • Episodes: 6-16, 18, 19, 23-25
  • "Shooting Star"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo (of everset)
    • Artist: everset
    • Episodes: 16-18, 21, 22, 26, 29
  • "Bounce Back"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition & Arrangement: Kosuke Yamashita
    • Artist: Southern (Minami Kuribayashi & Kosuke Yamashita)
    • Episodes: 20-22, 31
  • "ENDLESS PLAY"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition: TAKUYA
    • Arrangement: Keisuke Iizuka, TAKUYA
    • Artist: Astronauts feat. SHIINA (Yoshiharu Shiina)
    • Episodes: 21, 29, 48
  • "Evolvin' Storm"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition & Arrangement: tatsuo (of everset)
    • Artist: everset
    • Episodes: 28-30, 36
  • "COSMIC MIND"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition & Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
    • Artist: Astronauts (May'n & Yoshiharu Shiina)
    • Episodes: 32-35, 37, 40-46, 48
Other songs
  • "Ganbare, Hayabusa-kun" ("Go, Hayabusa")
    • Artist: Yuki Jojima (Fumika Shimizu)
    • Episodes: 3, 5, 16
  • "Saite" ("Blooming")
    • Lyrics: Tsuyoshi Himura & Tenji Nagano
    • Composition: Tenji Nagano
    • Arrangement: Shuhei Naruse
    • Artist: Kamen Rider Girls
    • Episodes: 26, 48
  • "Hayabusa Metal"
    • Artist: Kamen Rider Club Band
    • Episodes: 35
  • "Love is Overdrive"
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition: DJ HURRY KENN
    • Arrangement: AYANO (of FULL AHEAD)
    • Artist: JK (Shion Tsuchiya)
    • Episodes: 35, 36
  • "Oyaji no Blues" ("Father Blues")
    • Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composition: DJ HURRY KENN
    • Arrangement: AYANO (of FULL AHEAD)
    • Artist: JK (Shion Tsuchiya)
    • Episodes: 36