 This article is about a film in Kamen Rider Agito.
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Kamen Rider Agito The Movie: PROJECT G4 (劇場版 仮面ライダーアギト PROJECT G4, Gekijōban Kamen Raidā Agito: Purojekuto Jī-Fō, Masked Rider ΑGITΩ: PROJECT G4) is a Japanese superhero Tokusatsu film that serves as the Summer Movie adaptation of Kamen Rider Agito, double billed with Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger: The Fire Mountain Roars
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Production[]
The initial tentative title was Kamen Rider Agito: THE MOVIE (仮面ライダーアギト THE MOVIE, Kamen Raidā Agito: Za Mūbī, Masked Rider ΑGITΩ: THE MOVIE) with the first trailer only showcasing footage from early episodes of Agito.[1]
Synopsis[]
Shouichi encounters a teenage girl called Sayaka, who ran away from a military facility because of an attack by the Ant Lords. Sayaka has a supernatural ability to foresee the future. Risa Fukami, of the military group GA, wants to use that power to enhance the newly-made G4 System, which was based upon designs stolen from Ozawa.
Now, Agito and Gills must fight to stop the Ant Lords' attack, as G3 and G4 settle their score.
Continuity and Placement[]
- The film occurs across several episodes of the TV series in August to November. The beginning of the film takes place after Kamen Rider Agito Special: A New Transformation and during the events of episode 35. The period in November, takes place between episodes 46 and 47.
Plot[]
- to be added
Characters[]
Kamen Riders[]
| Kamen Rider Agito | Shoichi Tsugami |
| Kamen Rider G3‑X | Makoto Hikawa |
| Kamen Rider Gills | Ryo Ashihara |
Allies[]
Villains[]
Kamen Riders[]
| Kamen Rider G4 | Shiro Mizuki |
Ant Lords[]
Cast[]
- Shoichi Tsugami (津上 翔一, Tsugami Shōichi): Toshiki Kashu (賀集 利樹, Kashū Toshiki)
- Makoto Hikawa (氷川 誠, Hikawa Makoto): Jun Kaname (要 潤, Kaname Jun)
- Ryō Ashihara (葦原 涼, Ashihara Ryō): Yusuke Tomoi (友井 雄亮, Tomoi Yūsuke)
- Mana Kazaya (風谷 真魚, Kazaya Mana): Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈, Akiyama Rina)
- Sumiko Ozawa (小沢 澄子, Ozawa Sumiko): Tōko Fujita (藤田 瞳子, Fujita Tōko)
- Tetsuya Sawaki (沢木 哲也, Sawaki Tetsuya): Atsushi Ogawa (小川 敦史, Ogawa Atsushi)
- Toru Hojo (北條 透, Hōjō Tōru): Jun Yamasaki (山崎 潤, Yamasaki Jun)
- Mysterious Youth (謎の青年, Nazo no Seinen): Rei Haneo (羽緒 レイ, Haneo Rei)
- Koji Kono (河野 浩司, Kōno Kōji): Kazumasa Taguchi (田口 主将, Taguchi Kazumasa)
- Takahiro Omuro (尾室 隆弘, Omuro Takahiro): Akiyoshi Shibata (柴田 明良, Shibata Akiyoshi)
- Taichi Misugi (美杉 太一, Misugi Taichi): Tokimasa Tanabe (田辺 季正, Tokimasa Tanabe)
- Yoshihiko Misugi (美杉 義彦, Misugi Yoshihiko): Takeshi Masu (升 毅, Masu Takeshi)
- Shiro Mizuki (水城 史朗, Mizuki Shirō): Ryo Karato (唐渡 亮, Karato Ryō)
- Risa Fukami (深海 理沙, Fukami Risa): Maju Ozawa (小沢 真珠, Ozawa Maju)
- Sayaka Kahara (加原 紗綾香, Kahara Sayaka): Akane Kimura (木村 茜, Kimura Akane)
- Rei Motoki (本木 レイ, Motoki Rei): Rikiya Otaka (大高 力也, Ōtaka Rikiya)
- Customer in Hamburger Shop (ハンバーガーショップの客, Hanbāgā Shoppu no Kyaku): Shunsuke Nakamura (中村 俊介, Nakamura Shunsuke)
- Sayaka's Father (紗綾香の父, Sayaka no Chichi): Tsuyoshi Ujiki (うじき つよし, Ujiki Tsuyoshi)
- Sayaka's Mother (紗綾香の母, Sayaka no Haha): Noriko Watanabe (渡辺 典子, Watanabe Noriko)
- Superintendent General (警視総監, Keishi Sōkan): Hiroshi Fujioka (藤岡 弘, Fujioka Hiroshi, Cameo)
- BBQ Shop Clerk:Yoko Gendai (現代 洋子, Gendai Yōko)
- Ant Lords (アントロード, Anto Rōdo): Kenji Anan (阿南 健治, Anan Kenji)
- Senior Police: Kentaro Kaji (加地 健太郎, Kaji Kentarō), Ken Kano (狩野 謙, Kanō Ken), Masahiro Noguchi (野口 雅弘, Noguchi Masahiro)
- Risa Fukami's Henchman: Shinji Matsubayashi (松林 慎司, Matsubayashi Shinji), Hiroshi Kaneko (金子 裕, Kaneko Hiroshi)
- Ant Lord Formica Pedes: Rider Chips, Kunihiko Yasui (安井 邦彦, Yasui Kunihiko), Yuki Anai (穴井 勇輝, Anai Yūki)
- Ant Lord Formica Pedes, G4 Base Operator Voice: Katsumi Shiono (塩野 勝美, Shiono Katsumi)
- Ant Lord Formica Eques: Hiroyuki Shibamoto (柴本 浩行, Shibamoto Hiroyuki)
- Ant Lord Formica Regia: Hiromi Tsuru (鶴 ひろみ, Tsuru Hiromi)
Suit Actors[]
- Kamen Rider Agito: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
- Kamen Rider G3-X: Makoto Itō (伊藤 慎, Itō Makoto)
- Kamen Rider Gills: Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文, Oshikawa Yoshifumi)
- Kamen Rider G4, Formica Eques: Jiro Okamoto (岡元 次郎, Okamoto Jirō)
- Formica Pedes: Toshihiro Ogura (おぐら としひろ, Ogura Toshihiro)
- Formica Regia:
- Unknown: Keizo Yabe (矢部 敬三, Yabe Keizō), Fumiya Touei (藤榮 史哉, Tōei Fumiya)
Themes[]
- "Kamen Rider AGITO ~24.7 version~" (仮面ライダーAGITO ～24.7 version～, Kamen Raidā AGITO ~24.7 bājon~)
- Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
- Composition & Arrangement: Kazunori Miyake
- Remix: Kazunori Miyake, Hiroyuki Suzuki (鈴木 浩之, Suzuki Hiroyuki), Takashi Sasaki (篠笥 孝, Sasaki Takashi)
- Chorus: Lisa Ooki
- Artist: Shinichi Ishihara
- "Jiken da!" (事件だッ! "It's Trouble!")
- Lyrics & Composition: Tortoise Matsumoto (トータス 松本, Tōtasu Matsumoto)
- Arrangement & Artist: Ulfuls (ウルフルズ, Urufuruzu)
Marketing[]
The movie catchphrase is "Kamen Rider Series 30th Anniversary: The battle has finally begun! Is it an enemy, or an ally? The strongest new Rider is here." (仮面ライダーシリーズ30周年 いよ いよ戦闘開始！ 敵か？味方か?最強の新ライダー登場。, Kamen Raidā Shirīzu Sanjū-Shūnen: Iyo iyo Sentō Kaishi! Teki ka? Mikata ka? Saikyō no Shin-Raidā Tōjō.)
Notes[]
- This movie features the first appearance of new forms Exceed Gills and Agito Shining Form, they would soon after debut in the series in episodes 37 and 39 respectively.
- Having first released in theaters only a day before the airing of episode 34, which debuted Agito Burning Form in the series, it technically featured the first appearance of Burning Form as well.
- Though not stated to be his original role, Takeshi Hongo, Hiroshi Fujioka's appearance as the Superintendent General here was his first in the flesh appearance in a Kamen Rider Series production since the Kamen Rider Stronger TV special All Together! Seven Kamen Riders!! (1976), his appearance here is an homage as 2001 was the 30th anniversary year of the franchise.
Toei Company celebrating its 50 years of entertainment.
- This film opens with a credit stating the movie was made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Toei Company (which was founded in 1950).
30 Years of Kamen Rider.
- Another credit follows immediately afterward stating the film is also a Kamen Rider 30th Anniversary work.
- The film features a product placement plug for the American fast food restaurant chain Wendy's. A few scenes in the film features the restaurant prominently and has Shoichi, Mana and Sayaka eating there. The camera even starts the scene on a close up shot of a customer eating the food so viewers could see the label.
- When the lifeless corpse of G4 tries to stand up, Hikawa would utter the line, "That's enough... That's enough!" (もういい……もういいだろ！, Mō ī…… mō īdaro!), before gunning down his opponent. The line was an ad-lib by Jun Kaname, who said it without thinking, and his performace was praised by the director.[2]
- More than some scene swapping/removal, the Director's Cut (ディレクターズカット版, Direkutāzu Katto-Ban) of the film adds the following (about 18 minutes long footage) :[3]
- An additional scene of JGSDF soldiers fighting the Ant Lords in the woods.
- Shoichi suddenly taking care of his garden after co-playing piano with Mana.
- The scene where Ozawa, Omuro and Hikawa are eating yakiniku to welcome Fukami (a scene that had been brought up several times by long running fans for several reasons).
- A scene where, in the morning following Fukami's stealing of the G4 System footprints in the G-Trailer, Ozawa is seen asking an overhanging Omuro what happened, proceeding to scold him for being reckless.
- Rei attacking people with his psychic powers to steal their belongings.
- Ozawa and Fukami arguing and fighting each other because of the deployment of the hazardous G4 System.
- A shot of an Ant Lord being violently destroyed by the Machine Tornador after surging from flames.
- Kamen Rider Gills fighting some Lords outside of the JGSDF base (the Theatrical Cut however gets directly to the point with Ryo turning into Exceed Gills within the base).
- Kamen Rider Agito Shining Form using the Shining Caliber to beat an Ant Lord that was attacking Sayaka.
- A entire foreshadowing final scene, consisting of Mana's foresight about Shoichi confronting and getting killed by the Overlord.
Errors[]
- When Ryo transforms into Kamen Rider Gills for the first time in the movie, the image of Gills is lined up differently than usual.
- One of the Ant Lords that Agito Flame Form fights is a damaged costume that has a gash on the seat of the pants section of the suit. This is visible as its back is facing towards the camera.
- Before G4 uses the Gigant, he connects the power cable to his belt to activate the launcher. When the Gigant fires the missiles, G4's power cable is somehow no longer connected to the belt.
