Toei Hero Next

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Toei Hero Next is a series of Japanese movies created and produced by Toei Company.

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Started in 2012, Toei Hero Next gave the cast of recently aired Toei Tokusatsu shows (Kamen Rider and Super Sentai) a chance to work together again on a completely different project and showcase the actors acting skills. [1] [2] [3]

Movies

Piece ~Fragments of a Memory Toei Hero Next #1

Piece ~Fragments of a Memory~
PIECE~記憶の欠片~
Directed byTen Shimoyama
Written by Riku Sanjo
Starring
Music byKiyoshi Yoshikawa
Production
company
Toei Company
Release date
  • September 1, 2012 (2012-09-01)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryJapan

This is the first installment [4] of the Toei Hero Next series that was released on September 1, 2012. It features actors Shu Watanabe and Ryosuke Miura from Kamen Rider OOO .

My Future Of Being Executed Toei Hero Next #2


My Future Of Being Executed
ぼくが処刑される未来
Directed byKazuya Konaka
Written by Keiichi Hasegawa
Produced by
  • Kazuhiro Takahashi
  • Norisato Omori
  • Hidetomo Sugaya
Starring
Music byKoji Endo
Production
company
Toei Company
Release date
  • November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryJapan

The second installment [5] of Toei Hero Next series that was released on November 23, 2012. It feature actors Sota Fukushi and Ryo Yoshizawa from Kamen Rider Fourze.

Love Gear Toei Hero Next #3

Love Gear
恋する歯車
Directed byKenji Nakanishi
Written byJunya Ikegami
Starring
Music byShogo Kaida
Production
company
Toei Company
Release date
  • February 9, 2013 (2013-02-09)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryJapan

The third installment [6] of the Toei Hero Next series that was released on February 9, 2013. It feature actors Ryota Ozawa, Junya Ikeda, and Kazuki Shimizu from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

We're the Bounty Hunter Troupe Toei Hero Next #4

We're the Bounty Hunter Troupe
俺たち賞金稼ぎ団
Directed by Koichi Sakamoto
Written by
  • Yoshifumi Sakai
  • Makoto Ueda (supervision)
Starring
CinematographyShuji Momose
Music byYasuhiro Misawa
Production
companies
  • Toei
  • Toei Video
  • Kinoshita Group
  • Toei AG
Distributed byToei Video (DVD)
Release date
  • May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryJapan

The fourth installment [7] of the Toei Hero Next series that was released on June 7, 2014. It feature actors Ryo Ryusei, Syuusuke Saito, Yamato Kinjo, Akihisa Shiono, Ayuri Konno, and Atsushi Maruyama from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.

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