Toei Hero Next is a series of Japanese movies created and produced by

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Description

Started in 2012, Toei Hero Next gave the cast of recently aired Toei Tokusatsu shows (

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and

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) a chance to work together again on a completely different project and showcase the actors acting skills.

Movies

''Piece ~Fragments of a Memory Toei Hero Next #1 ''

This is the first installment of the Toei Hero Next series that was released on September 1, 2012. It features actors

Shu Watanabe is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the national newspaper ''Yomiuri ...

and Ryosuke Miura from ''

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 Ri ...

''.

''My Future Of Being Executed'' Toei Hero Next #2

The second installment of Toei Hero Next series that was released on November 23, 2012. It feature actors

Sota Fukushi is a Japanese actor. He rose to prominence portraying Gentaro Kisaragi in ''Kamen Rider Fourze'', and has since starred in television series '' Koinaka'' (2016) and ''My Lover's Secret'' (2017), as well as films '' Strobe Edge'' (2015), ''My T ...

and

Ryo Yoshizawa is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough roles include Yūichi Katagiri in the ''Tomodachi Game'' live-action television drama and films and Okita Sogo in the ''Gintama'' live-action films. He is known for his expressive eyes and natural acting ...

from

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'' ...

''Love Gear'' Toei Hero Next #3

The third installment of the Toei Hero Next series that was released on February 9, 2013. It feature actors

Ryota Ozawa is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Captain Marvelous/Gokai Red in the 2011 ''Super Sentai'' series ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger''. Filmography TV Drama Films Stageplay *''Fushigi Yuugi , often translated as ''Strange'' or ''Mys ...

Junya Ikeda , also known as is a Japanese actor, screenwriter and stage director. Filmography Film *''Dive!!'' (2008) - Hiroya Sakai *''Randy's'' (2009) - Masami *''Inu no Kubiwa to Korokke to'' (2011) *''Gakudori'' (2011) *''Ninja Kids!!!'' (2011) - Shioe ...

, and

Kazuki Shimizu is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Don Dogoier/Gokai Green in the 2011 ''Super Sentai'' series ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger''. He was a member of the Naked Boyz acting troupe. He made his debut in 2008 for the 21st Junon Superboy Conte ...

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Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Ride ...

''We're the Bounty Hunter Troupe'' Toei Hero Next #4

The fourth installment of the Toei Hero Next series that was released on June 7, 2014. It feature actors

Ryo Ryusei is a Japanese actor. He is signed with Ken-On. Career Ryusei was scouted on his way to a hair salon on Takeshita Street in Harajuku in the summer of 2009, and officially joined Ken-On in January 2010. In April 2010 he made his acting debut a ...

Syuusuke Saito is a Japanese actor and singer who was affiliated with Sony Music Artists and graduated from Kyushugakuin High School. He played the role of List of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger characters#Ian Yorkland, Ian Yorkland (Kyoryu Black) in the 2013 Super Se ...

Yamato Kinjo is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with Seinenza Theater Company. He played the role of Nobuharu Udo (Kyoryu Blue) in the 2013 Super Sentai TV series ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'' and Takeshi Goutokuji (Kamen Rider Shirowe) in the 2022 Kamen ...

Akihisa Shiono is a Japanese actor. He played the role of Souji Rippukan/Kyoryu Green in the 2013 Super Sentai TV series ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger''. Biography After graduating high school as a junior, Shiono helped his parents' restaurant instead of going t ...

, Ayuri Konno, and

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from

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger is the Toei Company's 37th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following '' Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters''. ''Kyoryuger'' aired on TV Asahi from February 17, 2013 to February 9, 2014, joini ...

References

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External links

Toei Hero Next Official Website
Japanese film series