Seiji Takaiwa

Seiji Takaiwa
Seiji Takaiwa
高岩成二
	Seiji Takaiwa in 2014
Born	November 3, 1968 (age 55)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Suit actor; stunt performer; actor;
Years active	1992–present

Seiji Takaiwa (Japanese: 高岩成二, Hepburn: Takaiwa Seiji, born (1968-11-03)November 3, 1968) is a Japanese stunt performer and suit actor from Saitama Prefecture. He has been cast in many leading roles in the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series, portraying a diverse range of characters.

Takaiwa began his career with the Japan Action Club stunt agency when he was a high school student, and currently belongs to his own stunt performance agency, Team T.A.W (Takaiwa Action Widen). He is married to retired stunt performer and suit actress Rie Murakami, who is also the director of Team T.A.W.^[1] Their second son Shinta is also a stunt performer.^[2]

Stunt/Suit Actor Roles

Super Sentai Series

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1992	Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger	DragonRanger	At the end
1994	Ninja Sentai Kakuranger	Ninja Red, Red Saruder, Battle Saruder, God Saruder, Kakure Daishogun, NinjaMan
	Ninja Sentai Kakuranger the Movie	Ninja Red
	Super Sentai World	Ninja Red
1996	Chōriki Sentai Ohranger: Ohra VS Kakuranger	Ninja Red
1997	Denji Sentai Megaranger	Mega Blue, Delta Mega
1998	Denji Sentai Megaranger VS Carranger	Mega Blue
1998	Seijuu Sentai Gingaman	Ginga Red, Ginga Leon, BullTaurus
1999	Seijuu Sentai Gingaman VS Megaranger	Ginga Red, Mega Blue, BullTaurus
	Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V	Go Red, Salamandes, Zylpheeza
	Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive the Movie: Sudden Shock! A New Warrior	Go Red, Zylpheeza
2000	Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive VS Gingaman	Go Red, Ginga Red, Salamandes, BullTaurus
2000	Mirai Sentai Timeranger	Time Red, V-Rex
2001	Mirai Sentai Timeranger VS GoGoFive	Time Red, Go Red, V-Rex
2005	Mahou Sentai Magiranger	Magi Red, Magi Phoenix
2005	Mahou Sentai Magiranger the Movie: Bride of Infershia ~Maagi Magi Giruma Jinga~	Magi Red
2006	Mahou Sentai Magiranger: Revealed! The Gold Grip Phone's Super Magic ~Golu Goolu Goo Goo~	Magi Red, Kai Shine
	Mahou Sentai Magiranger VS Dekaranger ~Maagi Giruma Deka Magika~	Magi Red
	GoGo Sentai Boukenger	Bouken Black (sub)
2011	Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger	Ninja Red
2011	Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle
2015	Shuriken Sentai Ninninger	Ninja Red

Kamen Rider Series

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1988	Kamen Rider Black RX	Riderman	Episodes 41-47
1993	Kamen Rider ZO	Doras
2001	Kamen Rider Agito	Kamen Rider Agito
2001	Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4	Kamen Rider Agito
2002	Kamen Rider Ryuki	Kamen Rider Ryuki
	Kamen Rider Ryuki: 13 Riders	Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Knight (As Shinji's transform), Kamen Rider Ryuga
	Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final	Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Ryuga (Against Ouja)
2003	Kamen Rider 555	Kamen Rider Faiz, Wolf Orphnoch, Centipede Orphnoch (Ep. 14 & 15), Worm Orphnoch, Horse Orphnoch, Kamen Rider Kaixa (Ep. 21 & 22), Kamen Rider Delta (Ep.38)
2003	Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost	Kamen Rider Faiz, Wolf Orphnoch, Kamen Rider Kaixa (As Keitaro's transform)
2004	Kamen Rider Blade	Kamen Rider Blade, Joker
2004	Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace	Kamen Rider Blade, Beetle Undead, Squid Undead, AlbiRoaches
2006	Kamen Rider Kabuto	Kamen Rider Kabuto, Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto, ZECTroopers
2006	Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love	Kamen Rider Kabuto
2007	Kamen Rider Den-O	Kamen Rider Den-O, Momotaros
2007	Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!	Kamen Rider Den-O, Momotaros
2008	Kamen Rider Kiva	Kamen Rider Kiva, Garulu, Kamen Rider Dark Kiva
	Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka	Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider Kiva, Momotaros
	Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World	Kamen Rider Kiva, Garulu
	Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown	Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form, Momotaros, Kamen Rider NEW Den-O
2009	Kamen Rider Decade	Kamen Rider Decade, Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form, Momotaros
	Kamen Rider G	Kamen Rider Decade
	Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship	Kamen Rider Den-O, Momotaros, Kamen Rider Decade
	Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker	Kamen Rider Decade, Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Den-O, Momotaros, Riderman, Kamen Rider X, Skyrider
	Kamen Rider W	Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Joker
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010	Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Decade
2010	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy	Kamen Rider Den-O, Momotaros, Kamen Rider NEW Den-O
	Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate	Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Joker, Kamen Rider OOO
	Kamen Rider OOO	Kamen Rider OOO
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core	Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Double
2011	OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders	Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Den-O, Momotaros
	Kamen Rider W Returns	Kamen Rider Double
	Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals	Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider Birth (Eiji Hino)
	Kamen Rider Fourze	Kamen Rider Fourze
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max	Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider Double, Kamen Rider Joker
2012	Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen	Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider OOO, Momotaros
	Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Everyone, Space Is Here!	Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider Wizard
	Kamen Rider Wizard	Kamen Rider Wizard
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum	Kamen Rider Wizard, Kamen Rider Fourze
2013	Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z	Kamen Rider Wizard
	Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land	Kamen Rider Wizard
	Kamen Rider Gaim	Kamen Rider Gaim
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle	Kamen Rider Gaim
2014	Heisei Riders vs. Shōwa Riders: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai	Kamen Rider Gaim
2014	Kamen Rider Drive	Kamen Rider Drive
2015	Kamen Rider Ghost	Kamen Rider Ghost
2016	Kamen Rider Ex-Aid	Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
2017	Kamen Rider Build	Kamen Rider Build
2018	Kamen Rider Zi-O	Kamen Rider Zi-O
2019	Kamen Rider Zero-One	Kamen Rider Horobi

Metal Hero Series

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1993	Tokusou Robo Janperson	Janperson (Action scene), Guild Satsujin Robot
1994	Toei Hero Daishugō	Ninja Red, Janperson (Action scene)
1995	Juukou B-Fighter	Blue Beet	Action scene
1996	B-Fighter Kabuto	B-Fighter Kabuto (Action scene), B-Fighter Yanma, B-Fighter Genji

Others

Year	Title
1988	Dennou Keisatsu Cybercop

Non-suit Actor Roles

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1991	Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain	Chinpira	Episode 17
1992	Tokusou Exceedraft	Bodyguard (ep.17), Houseki Goutou (ep.39)
1996	B-Fighter Kabuto	Julio Rivera/B-Fighter Genji
2002	Kamen Rider Ryuki VS Kamen Rider Agito	Kamen Rider Agito	Voice role
2004	Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace	Security guard	Cameo
2008	Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World	Policeman	Cameo
2009	Net Edition Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders Super Spin-off	Himself
2012	Kamen Rider Fourze the Net Edition: Everyone, Let's Go to Class!	Himself
2013	Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger	Himself	Episode 8
2014	Heisei Riders vs. Shōwa Riders: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai	Worker
2015	Kamen Rider Ghost	Guard (ep. 3), Gyro^[3]
2019	Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki	Biker	Cameo
2022	Good Morning, Sleeping Lion	Kazuma Kujō	Main role

References

^ "ミスター平成ライダー・高岩成二、50歳過ぎても「ここまでやれる」顔出し初主演で変身｜シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ "『カクレンジャー』高岩成二のオフショットに反響「エモい」レッド2人、ホワイト2人、ブラックが再集結". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
^ "Kamen Rider Ghost: Seiji Takaiwa's New Role, Ryu's Secret".

External links

Team T.A.W (Takaiwa Action Widen) (in Japanese)
Seiji Takaiwa at IMDb

[1] "ミスター平成ライダー・高岩成二、50歳過ぎても「ここまでやれる」顔出し初主演で変身｜シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-03.

[2] "『カクレンジャー』高岩成二のオフショットに反響「エモい」レッド2人、ホワイト2人、ブラックが再集結". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2022-08-03.

[3] "Kamen Rider Ghost: Seiji Takaiwa's New Role, Ryu's Secret".

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