Looking kinda Seiji there, Momo! An unmasked Takaiwa Seiji. Suit actor for Kamen Riders ZO, Agito, Ryuuki, Faiz, Blade, Kabuto, Den-O and curretnly Kiva. Judging from the settings, it was probably taken on the set of Ore Tanjo.
WOW so that's that guy who's behind the mask of my favorite kamen riders.
Sugoi!!! Definitely a rare capture of Seiji-sama in half-costume! He's gotta be one of the best in conveying emotions and 'expressions' through body language! What do you call it...body-acting...? O_o
And you forgot one character: Momotaros!! =D
The suit actors for the Imagin were also the suit actors for Den-O' various forms. So it's kinda the same thing in a way.
Takaiwa-san was the suit actor for Momotaros, but not for the other Taros. All forms of Den-O was played by him though. :)
Actually, Takaiwa only did Momotaros, Den-O Sword Form and probably Climax and Liner Form. The suit actors for Ura, Kin, and Ryuutaros each portrayed the respective forms the Imagin specialized in. And when you think about it, it'd be a huge waste of time to have one suit actor change between four to five costumes on location in one day. It would be more logical to bring the needed suit actors to the filming location and have them stand by when it was their turn in front of the camera.
Hmmm...I'm rather certain that Takaiwa-san was the one who played every form of Den-O. If you have checked out the different suit actors, their builds are all different (Okamoto-san being the most brawny IMO, and Ogura-san the slimmest). And in every Den-O form, his build remain the same. Anyway, just placed this question in HJU...shall wait for the answer. And actually, the different forms of Den-O did not require an entire change of suit, just the chest/back armor and masks. So they just finish all scenes with that specific form, then switch to another form's suit for the needed scenes. And at the end, it's all up to the editors to put all the scenes nicely. ;) Dun think any drama programmes have their scenes shot progressively, following the story. Way too costly IMO. =D
"If you have checked out the different suit actors, their builds are all different (Okamoto-san being the most brawny IMO, and Ogura-san the slimmest). And in every Den-O form, his build remain the same." I have to disagree on that one. I base my saying that they're all different suit actors entirely on that Den-O's builds change from form to form.
Hmmm...OK. Still, I believe my eyes. =D Anyway, I asked and searched around on the net, and the answer is unanimous that Takaiwa-san is the suit actor for Den-O, all forms. The only time he did not play the other forms of Den-O other than Sword form was in the movie, since he can't split into 4. =P That was the only time the respective suit actors for the Imagins played their respective forms in Den-O.
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