 This article is about an actor in Kamen Rider Drive.
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Yu Inaba (稲葉 友, Inaba Yū) is a Japanese actor who portrays Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach in Kamen Rider Drive, with his most recent reprisal of the role in Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer.
Biography[]
In November 2009, Inaba won the 22nd Junon Super Boy contest.
Personal life[]
- One of Inaba's high-school teachers was retired actor Yousuke Ichikawa
, previously known as Hikaru
/MagiShine in Mahou Sentai Magiranger. As such, Inaba was a fan of the show and other Super Sentai series rather than Kamen Rider. - Inaba actually auditioned for the franchise several times before being cast in Drive. Producer Takahito Omori noticed this and observed a sense of growth and maturity in Inaba and decided to finally cast him.
- Inaba married actress Nicole Fujita in August 2023.[1]
Filmography[]
Film[]
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle (December 13, 2014) - Kamen Rider Mach (voice)
- Kamen Rider Drive: The Challenge from Lupin
- Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (March 21, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
- Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (August 8, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis (December 12, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
- Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer (July 26, 2019) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
TV[]
- Kamen Rider Drive (2014-2015, TV Asahi) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
- Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special (March 29, 2015, TV Asahi) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
Original video[]
- Kamen Rider Drive Secret Mission (2014-2016, Toei) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
- Type HIGH SPEED! The True Power! Type High Speed is Born! (2015)
- Secret Mission Type TOKUJO (2015)
- Episode 1: How Were the Special Investigation Unit Selected? (April 8, 2015)
- Episode 2: Just What is the Anima System? (July 8, 2015)
- Episode 3: Who Killed Professor Odagiri? (October 7, 2015)
- Episode 4: Why Was Professor Banno Targeted during the Global Freeze? (January 6, 2016)
- Type LUPIN: ~Lupin, The Last Challenge~ (October 1, 2015)
- Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser (April 20, 2016) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
- Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach (November 16, 2016) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
Web drama[]
- D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4 (2015, Toei) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
- Episode 1: Deathmatch! The Kamen Rider Died Three Times!! (March 21, 2015)
- Episode 2: Fighting!! The Airstrike of Sky Cyclone (March 28, 2015)
- Episode 3: Duel! The True Identity of Shocker's Great Leader (April 4, 2015)
- Kamen Rider Drive Vs. the Terrifying Zunbo Ganbo Roidmude (March 25, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
Stage[]
- Kamen Rider Drive Special Events: The Special Circumstances Case Investigation File (May 3-4, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
Game[]
- Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing (2015, Arcade) - Kamen Rider Mach (voice)
- Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis (2016, PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita) - Kamen Rider Mach (voice)
Notes[]
- Yousuke Ichikawa was one of Yu Inaba's high school teachers. Ichikawa is known for portraying Hikaru (MagiShine) from Mahou Sentai Magiranger, who retired from the acting industry to become a teacher starting from 2008.[2]
- He celebrated his 22nd birthday while filming for Drive's twenty-first episode. [3]
External Links[]
- Yu Inaba at Wikipedia (Japan)
- Yu Inaba at the J-Drama Wiki
- Official Instagram
- Official Twitter
- Official Site and Fanclub Page
- Agency Page