What is the movie that was released in theaters exactly 10 years ago today (January 17th) starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , who will be starring in the 2025 taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) "? It is "Ressha Sentai ToQger VS Kyoryuger THE MOVIE", a crossover work between the Super Sentai series "Ressha Sentai ToQger" (2014-15) and its predecessor "Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger" (2013-14), which made Yokohama think "I want to pursue this as an actor". Here, we would like to explain the main cast along with the contents of the movie.
◇ The movie features adorable "Kids ToQger"
"Ressha Sentai ToQger VS Kyoryuger THE MOVIE" was released on January 17, 2015 as the latest (at the time) installment in the "Super Sentai VS Series," in which the two teams appear together on the big screen.
A space station is consumed by a mysterious energy body and falls to Earth, and a never-before-seen monster appears. The ToQgers fight the monster, but their attacks are ineffective. Then the Kyoryuger appear and defeat the enemy. The ToQgers are told that the enemy's true identity is the evil creator Devious, so they decide to cooperate with the Kyoryuger to fight, but... this is the story.
In this film, the five original members of ToQger are transformed into children by a monster's powers, but one of the highlights is the scene where they transform while still in their child forms and become adorable "Child ToQger."
The cast from ToQger includes Jun Shison Jun as Light/ToQ1, Hiramaki Jin as Tokacchi/ToQ2, Riria (now Kojima Riria) as Mio/ToQ3, Yokohama as Hikari/ToQ4, Ai Moritaka as Kagura/ToQ5, and Nagahama Makoto as Nijino Akira/ToQ6.
From Kyoryuger, Ryusei Ryo will be playing Kiryu Daigo/Kyoryu Red, Saito Hidetoshi will be playing Ian Yorkland/Kyoryu Black, Kaneshiro Yamato will be playing Udou Nobuharu/Kyoryu Blue, Akihisa Shiono will be playing Rippukan Souji/Kyoryu Green, Konno Ayumu will be playing Ami Yuzuki/Kyoryu Pink, and Maruyama Atsushi will be playing Utsusemimaru/Kyoryu Gold.
Marie Iitoyo only voices Kyoryu Violet, and her involvement in the next ToQger production, Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (2015-2016), is limited to voice appearances.
◇ Jun Shison continues to perform well, while Ryusei Ryo and Akihisa Shiono made a sudden breakthrough last year.
Looking at each of them, Shison took on the difficult roles of Ogawa Miki, a transgender protagonist living as a girl in the NHK drama "Joshiteki Seikatsu" in 2018, and Todo Makoto (nicknamed Bokute), a handsome gay young man in the Asadora"Hanbun, Aoi" The following year, he won the Newcomer Award at the 2019 Elan d'or Awards. Since then, he has become one of the indispensable actors in the film industry.
To his delight, he made a surprise appearance in episode 32 of "Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger" last year. In this episode, which was a collaboration with ToQger, he played Light for the first time in about 10 years. Japan's Number One Jerk Salaryman" (Fuji TV, Thursdays at 10pm).
The other "Red", Ryusei, like Shison, seems to have been active at the forefront in recent years. He has already appeared in two Asadora, "Hiyokko" in the first half of 2017 and "Chimudondon" in the first half of 2022. In "Chimudondon", he attracted attention for better or worse as "Ninii", the troublesome older brother of the heroine.
On the other hand, when he made his first appearance in a taiga drama in the much talked about "Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e)" last year, he showed such a strong presence as Fujiwara Takaie that it was hard to believe he was a "substitute" for Nagayama Kento. Many viewers commented, "I'm glad Ryusei Ryo is playing Takaie."
Even more than Ryusei, the one who became the talk of the town for his performance in "To Dear Radiance (Hikaru Kimi e) One" was Shiono, aka "Green" of Kyoryuger.
He became an instant hit as Emperor Ichijo, who is both affectionate and human, and even his suffering is beautiful, despite being caught up in complicated human relationships and political strife. After playing the role of a "Talentless TAKANO," he is taking on a romantic comedy role in the late-night TV Tokyo drama "Igarashi Fuufu wa Fake Tanin" (Wednesdays at 12:30am), co-starring with Yua Shinkawa Yua in this January's drama series.
◇ Haruka Fukuhara, who retains the image of “Main-chan”, also appears
Aside from the so-called "Sentai heroes," another cast member who should not be forgotten is Haruka Fukuhara. Following her appearance in "Ressha Sentai ToQger THE MOVIE: Galaxy Line SOS" released in July 2014, she played the role of Lady. At that time, she was still reminiscent of "Main-chan," the main character of the NHK children's cooking show "Cooking Idol Ai! Mai! Main!"
After that, she has grown significantly as an actor through her roles as a voice actress in the 14th installment of the popular anime series "PreCure," "Kirakira☆PreCure A La Mode (Priara)" (ABC/TV Asahi, 2017-18), and in dramas with strong messages such as "3-nen A-gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu" (Nippon TV, 2019). In the Asadora"Maiagare!" in the second half of 2022, she took on the heavy responsibility of being the heroine.
And then there's Yokohama. His experience with "Ressha Sentai ToQger" made him realize he wanted to pursue a career as an actor, but after "Sentai" he had a hard time passing auditions. However, things changed dramatically when he was cast as "Yuri Yuri", or Yuri Kyohei, in the 2019 drama series "A Story to Read on the Day You Fall in Love" (TBS). He steadily built up his career and rose to the point where he was cast as the lead in a taiga drama in his 20s.
He continues to entertain fans on the big screen, winning the Best Actor award at the 49th Hochi Film Awards for his starring role in the movie "Seitai" released in November last year, for the second year in a row. Another appealing aspect of his role is his earnest attitude, which led him to obtain a professional boxing license (Class C) as part of his role preparation. If you have the chance, you should definitely see "Ressha Sentai ToQger VS Kyoryuger THE MOVIE", which was released 10 years ago and could be said to be one of the origins of his work.
