Shu Watanabe (actor)

For the Japanese politician, see Shu Watanabe.

Shu Watanabe (渡部 秀, Watanabe Shū, born October 26, 1991) is a Japanese actor, famous for portraying the character Eiji Hino in the 2010 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider OOO.

Shu Watanabe
渡部 秀
Born	(1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 32) Yurihonjō,^[1] Akita Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Agent	G-Star.Pro
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Gekikoi: Unmei no Love Story	Minato Hirose
	Flunk Punk Rumble	Kobayashi	Episode 2
	Kamen Rider OOO	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO	Lead role
2012	Mōsō Sōsa: Kuwagata Kōichi Junkyōju no Stylish na Seikatsu	Sentarō Numabukuro
	Jun to Ai	Tsuyoshi Kanō	Asadora
2013	Emergency Room 24hours	Yū Saruta	Episode 8 - Final episode
	The Stork Nest	Takashi Yasuda
2014	Nezumi, Edo o Hashiru	Ichibee Hayazaki
	Shinigami-kun	Naoyuki Sanjō	Episode 1
	Coffee-ya no Hitobito	Shigeru Nakazato	Episode 4 & Final episode
	Last Doctor: Kansatsui Akita no Kenshi Hōkoku	Yūta Ikeda
	Shakking: Karei Naru Shakkin Hensai Sakusen	Hidetoki Nakada
2015	Mondai no Aru Restaurant		Final episode
	Fukuoka Renai Hakusho 10: Jukkaime no Suzu ga Naru Toki	Yuzuru Imai
	Your Story	Eguchi	Episode 6
2016	Ōoku	Hyōgo Ōtsuki
	Nezumi, Edo o Hashiru 2	Ichibee Hayazaki
	When You Wish Upon A Sakura	Ryo Igawa	Lead role
2017–20	The Woman of S.R.I.	Rota Hashiguchi	Season 16–20	^[2]
2018	Love Rerun	Daisuke Sayama
	Seigi no Se	Kōichi Gotō
	Giver: Fukushū no Zōyosha	Kazuki Onoda
	Kamen Rider Zi-O	Eiji Hino	Episodes 9 & 10
2019	Secret × Heroine Phantomirage!	Osamu Hayashida	Episode 19

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO	Cameo
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO	Lead role
2011	OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO	Lead role
	Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO	Lead role
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO	Lead role
2012	Double Sky!	Dai Miyagawa	Lead role
	Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO
	Piece: Fragments of a Memory	Tomoki Chino
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO	Cameo
2015	Attack on Titan	Fukushi
2016	Shūkatsu		Lead role in episode 4
2017	Brave Storm	Ken Kurenai	Lead role
	Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Rider	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO
2018	Shūkatsu 2		Lead role in final episode
	The Final Parting	Takahiro Kawamura
	Shūkatsu 3		Lead role in episode 1
2019	Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito	Okita
2021	The Woman of S.R.I. the Movie	Rota Hashiguchi		^[2]
2022	Tears of Persephone		Lead role	^[3]
	Kamen Rider OOO 10th: Core Medal of Resurrection	Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO	Lead role	^[4]
2023	Natchan's Little Secret	Moririn		^[5]

Discography

Under his character name Eiji Hino, Watanabe performed most of the insert themes for the 2010 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider OOO and the theme for the series' film.

References

1. "ふるさと応援大使のページ" (in Japanese). Yurihonjo City.
2. "「科捜研の女 -劇場版-」若村麻由美、風間トオルらTVレギュラー陣も勢ぞろい". Natalie. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
3. "ペルセポネーの泪". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
4. "仮面ライダーオーズ 10th 復活のコアメダル". eiga.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. "ひみつのなっちゃん。". eiga.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Personal blog (in Japanese)
• Old personal blog (in Japanese)
• Shu Watanabe at IMDb