Toku Week In Review (4/21/2013)

KAMEN RIDER WIZARD AND KYORYUGER MOVIE NEWS BEGINS TO ROLL IN

This August, Toei's annual tokusatsu movie double feature will once again hit theatres nationwide in Japan. Even though Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Uchu Keiji: Super Hero War Z doesn't come out for another week, early reports of Toei's next theatrical projects have already begun to come out.

A look at the movie-exclusive Kyoryuger and mecha

The summer film based on Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger will be a musical directed by Koichi Sakamoto and written by Riku Sanjo. Early toy catalogs have also revealed the movie-exclusive Zyudenryu, Toraspino, and a new Kyoryuger. This means that this will be the first Sentai to have a movie-exclusive Sentai member since Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action back in 2004. With this announcement, it is also looking likely that there will be a total of 11 Kyoryugers that appear throughout the series and thus making that a Sentai record, beating 10 previously held by Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.

Not much news has come out yet about the Kamen Rider Wizard movie yet, but Toei is apparently looking for extras for scenes in the movie. The extras are required to wear a hoodie and a belt, and filming will take place once in Kanagawa and twice in Chiba. Early reports are also indicating that a golden Kamen Rider will be in the film. Whether or not this is a whole new Kamen Rider or a new form for Wizard has not yet been confirmed. The film will be directed by Shojiro Nakazawa and written by Junko Komura.

[Movie news courtesy of Rising Sun Tokusatsu and JEFusion, respectively]

NEW KAMEN RIDER BATTRIDE WARS PROMO AND MORE RETURNING CAST REVEALED

Earlier this week, Bandai Namco games launched a 5-minute gameplay and cinematic trailer for the upcoming PS3 action game Kamen Rider Battride Wars. The trailer also features a first listen of the new single from the Kamen Rider Girls named "Go Got 'Em" and confirms that Wizard Infinity and Beast Hyper will be DLC characters available at the game's launch.

Also, three more Kamen Rider veterans were announced to return. Shouma Yamamoto will return to voice new dialogue for Kamen Rider Dark Kiva, and Dori Sakurada will be once again playing Kamen Rider New Den-O. However, in what is arguably the most surprising announcement for the video game so far, it was revealed that Takamasa Suga will be reprising his role of Kamen Rider Ryuki. To emphasize why this is a surprise, this will be the first time Suga will be playing Ryuki/Shinji Kido since Kamen Rider Ryuki ended in January 2003.

Keep tuning in to the official Kamen Rider Battride Wars blog (here: http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/ganbaride/blog/) for more exciting announcements as the game comes closer to its release.

[Courtesy of JEFusion]