So Okuno

is a Japanese actor and dancer who portrayed the various iterations of Sougo Tokiwa in Kamen Rider Zi-O. 
==Biography==
Okuno won the Photogenic award in the 30th Junon Superboy Contest, out of over 17000 other applicants.
===Post Kamen Rider===
Since the end of his tenure as Sougo, he has made regular appearances in dramas and films such as Peanut Butter Sandwich and Kiss Him, Not Me.
==Personal life==
*Okuno has been doing classical ballet for more than a decade, and incorporated it into Sougo's transformation pose and Zi-O's fighting styles.
*Okuno is a fan of Kamen Rider Kiva.https://mantan-web.jp/article/20191206dog00m200053000c.html
*In regards to Okuno's casting, producer Shin-ichiro Shirakura stated that it was particularly difficult to cast a young man who can properly portray Sougo's kingly aura, and Okuno was cast due to his unique outlook of the world, and considered it an act of fate. As a result being cast, Okuno had dropped out of high school to film Zi-O. https://cinema.ne.jp/recommend/shinomiya2018122308/3/
*Okuno mentions that he is very optimistic about life like Sougo, but doesn't have his skills to communicate with "everyone".
==Filmography==
===Film===
*Kamen Rider Build: Be The One (2018) - Kamen Rider Zi-O (voice)
*Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) - Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O
*Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer (2019) - Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O
*Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation (2019) - Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O
*Kamen Rider Zi-O NEXT TIME: Geiz, Majesty (2020) - Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O
* (2021) - Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O
===Web===
*Rider Time: Kamen Rider Zi-O VS Decade (2021) - Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O
*Rider Time: Kamen Rider Decade VS Zi-O (2021) - Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O
===Television===
* Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018-2019) - Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O
* (2021) - /Gundeen
==Notes==
*With the first being Shun Nishime, Okuno is the second actor to have been cast as the leading Kamen Rider under the age of 17. However, Okuno turned 18 before the airing of his own series.
*Prior to being cast as Sougo, he was acquainted with both Hiroki Iijima and Shun Nishime due to being them all being affiliated with the same agency, . Currently, Okuno and Iijima are members of Oscar Promotion's acting troupe Aoyama Omotesando X, alongside Garo-star Wataru Kuriyama and Kiramager-star .
*He is the first actor born in the 2000's to play the Primary Rider.
*Okuno participated in the 30th Junon Superboy Contest in the same year as Saber-star Eiji Togashi. Okuno's co-star Gaku Oshida had won the 29th the year prior.
==External Links==
*Official Agency Profile
*Official AOX Profile
*Official Instagram
*Official Twitter
Category:Actors
Category:Singers
Category:Kamen Rider Actors Who Have Played Multiple Riders