TOEI HERO NEXT 4: "We are Bounty Hunters" Main Character Info

TOEI HERO NEXT 4: “We are Bounty Hunters” was set for release on May 10, 2014, directed by Koichi Sakamoto, who also directed Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger and Kamen Rider Fourze. The film is set in the Kyoryuger world in January 2014, as the Deboth Army attacks the Earth, and its ending theme, “Shiny Road,” was performed by the idol group PASSPO, whose members include Makoto Okunaka (Koyomi in Kamen Rider Wizard).

The story follows the Kyoryuger cast playing members of a theater troupe called Gekidan Bazooka, each carrying an in-universe title built around their color. Ryo Ryusei (Daigo Kiryu / KyoryuRed) plays undercover officer Tatsuya Akai, an otaku like Akiba Red who is summoned by troupe chairman Toshiaki Kanehara (played by Atsushi Maruyama) and known as the “Actor of Possession.” His surname carries the character for red, matching his KyoryuRed role.

Saito Syuusuke (Ian Yorkland / KyoryuBlack) plays Ken Kuroda, caught in a love triangle with Tatsuya Akai and fellow actor Shintaro Midori, and billed as the “Actor of Delusion.” Yamato Kinjo (Nobuharu Udo / KyoryuBlue) plays police officer Aoki, tasked by Kanehara with finding a missing girl, Riko Ando (Yumi Sugimoto), and billed as the “Official of Excitement.” Akihisa Shiono (Soji Rippukan / KyoryuGreen) plays Shintaro Midori, an Academy Award-winning, sword-skilled actor billed as the “Actor of Cleverness.” Ayuri Konno (Amy Yuuzuki / KyoryuPink) plays schoolgirl Kaori Sakuragawa, aspiring to join the troupe and billed as the “Actress of Do-S.” Atsushi Maruyama (Utsusemimaru / KyoryuGold) plays troupe chairman Toshiaki Kanehara, who controls the theater and writes its scripts, billed as the “Featured Actor.” In each case, the character’s surname or title encodes the color of the actor’s Kyoryuger role, following the same naming pattern the franchise used for Kyoryuger’s own “Hero of …” titles. The troupe’s vehicle was also used to film a real incident during the movie’s climax.