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Hiroyoshi Kan (簡 宏嘉, Kan Hiroyoshi), better known under his stage name Hideyoshi Kan (簡 秀吉, Kan Hideyoshi), is a Japanese actor who portrays Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats in Kamen Rider Geats.
Biography[]
Kan played rugby in high-school but quit after suffering an injury. He was scouted by his agency and accepted their offer after wanting to try something new.
In 2024, Kan portrayed Melt Narushima in a live-action drama and film adaptation of Oshi no Ko reuniting with Kazuto Mokudai (coincidentally enough the anime has Rie Takahashi starring as Ai Hoshino).
Personal life[]
- Kan had watched and was a fan of Kamen Rider Den-O and Kamen Rider Kiva as a child with his older brother. He owned a DX Den-O Belt and used to perform Momotaros' "Ore Sanjou" pose while practicing his own unique pose in front of the mirror.[1] After being cast in Geats, Kan watched Kamen Rider Drive.[2]
- Kan had previously auditioned for Kamen Rider Revice and Avataro Sentai Donbrothers
.[3][4][5] He also watched and was a fan of Juken Sentai Gekiranger
.[6]
- Due to the fact that both Kan and singer Koda Kumi were from Kyoto, they had found out that their fathers were friends during press tours for Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale.[7]
- Kan was aware of Ace's true nature of being reincarnated beforehand, but accidentally let that slip during the press conference for the show, which left his co-stars surprised by the twist. Fortunately the press conference was pre-recorded and not live, so it was edited out.[8] Co-star Kazuto Mokudai reported that Kan was scolded by producers for that incident.[9]
Filmography[]
Film[]
- Kamen Rider Revice: Battle Familia (2022) - Kamen Rider Geats (voice)
- Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale (2022) - Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats
- Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox (2023) - Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats, Ace of Heart/Kamen Rider Geats, Ace of Power/Kamen Rider Geats, Ace of Luck, Ace of Wisdom
- Kamen Rider The Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy★Great Gotcha Operation (2023) - Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats, Ace (voice)
- Kamen Rider Geats: Jyamato Awaking (2024) - Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats, Future Ace/Kamen Rider Dooms Geats
Television[]
- Kamen Rider Revice, Episode 50 (2022) - Ace Ukiyo
- Kamen Rider Geats (2022-2023) - Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats
Stage[]
- Kamen Rider Geats: GOLDEN DESIRE NIGHT (2023) - Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats, Himself
Special[]
- Geats Extra: Kamen Rider PunkJack (2023) - Ace Ukiyo
- Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Gazer (2023) - Future Ace
- Kamen Rider Geats: What the hell?! Desire Grand Prix Full of Men! I'm Ouja! (2023) - Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats
Discography[]
- Star Of the Stars Of the Stars
- Live for the moment (w/ Fuku Suzuki)
- CREATORs (w/ Ryuga Sato, Yuna Hoshino, Kazuto Mokudai, and Kokoro Aoshima)
Notes[]
- Kan was coincidentally born on the same year Kamen Rider Ryuki aired, which he noted after the reveal of Movie Battle Royale.[10]
- In a relay interview between the cast members of Geats, Kan named the Armed Propeller as his favorite form, citing its cool design.[11] Funnily enough, the only on-screen appearance of Geats Propeller Form was in Kamen Rider The Winter Movie: Gotchard & Geats Strongest Chemy★Great Gotcha Operation.
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/8bd4f41085dce4843636a8cfdf25adad02904575
- ↑ Spacecraft 178 2022 , pp. 36–38, "[Interview] Hideyoshi Kan"
- ↑ https://twitter.com/orapu_/status/1568537860516757504
- ↑ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4ac42a27b7eba32fa0b41d5554bde62ac887ebec?page=2
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tokorotenstreet/status/1632593981887623168
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EUcLUeqHws
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2261908/full/
- ↑ https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/geats/29/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/CVWoVWGyVTg?si=lyac7i3HOflsWfmr&t=692
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kan_hideyoshi/status/1591738642565058561
- ↑ https://youtu.be/wxcSh8-0GBg?si=jYEPGZTDj6ePTNkS&t=58