Mitsuru Matsuoka

is a Japanese actor, singer, and songwriter who portrayed Katsumi Daido/Kamen Rider Eternal in both Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate and Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal. He reprised an alternate version of his character in episode 45 of Kamen Rider Zi-O. He was also the voice of Kamen Rider 4 in D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4, and briefly portrayed 4's human form in the music video for the special's theme song, Time.
As a singer, he is best known for being the vocalist of the band SOPHIA, and has performed music for both W and Kamen Rider Drive.
==Biography==
Matsuoka formed a rock band in 1994 called SOPHIA and made its official debut in 1995. In addition to providing the vocals, he also writes all of his band's songs as well as providing the composition to most of them. After SOPHIA disbanded in 2013, he formed a new band called MICHAEL.
Matsuoka also made his acting debut in a movie that was released in 2002. In 2010, he was cast as Katsumi Daido in the W films and began performing songs for the series and future installments of the Kamen Rider franchise.
Matsuoka did not reprise his role as Eternal in the video game Super Climax Heroes, but was willing to reprise it again in the future if asked. http://orendsrange.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/super-climax-heroes-returning-rider.html#.UM5KgXcUiqh He eventually returned to the role in Kamen Rider: Battride War II and Kamen Rider Zi-O Episode 45.
==Personal Life==
*Matsuoka was a fan of Kamen Rider V3 and Kamen Rider Amazon as a child. He added that during a scene where Katsumi and his NEVER members ambushed a group of militants in the forest, it was an allusion to Kamen Rider Amazon's hunting skills.
*During the production of Kamen Rider Drive, Matsuoka was asked about where he saw himself in 20 years. He responded that he would be Toei Company's president.
*Matsuoka is very good friends with Tetsuya Iwanaga, who portrayed Kuroto Dan in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.
*In Kamen Rider Gotchard, the series featured a new user donning the mantle of Kamen Rider Eternal. Matsuoka shared on Twitter that he consulted with the producers beforehand, and gave his blessing to Ryuma Hashido to portray Eternal with sincerity. He also reassured fans that no matter what, Katsumi Daido is the one and true Kamen Rider Eternal.https://twitter.com/mitsurumatsuoka/status/1782762778882879827
==Filmography==
===Film===
*Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate (2010) - Katsumi Daido/Kamen Rider Eternal 
*Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal (2011) - Katsumi Daido/Kamen Rider Eternal
===Television===
*D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4 (2015) - Kamen Rider 4 (voice)
*Kamen Rider Zi-O, Episodes 45 and 46 (2019) - Katsumi Daido/Kamen Rider Eternal
==Discography==
*W - (Ending theme of Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate)
*Cod-E ~E no Ango~ - (Ending theme of Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal)
*SURPRISE-DRIVE - (Opening theme of Kamen Rider Drive)
*Sing my song for you ~ Sayonara no Mukogawa Made'- (Ending theme of Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle)
*time - (Ending theme of D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4)
*re-ray - (Ending theme of Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future)
*good bye little moon - (Ending theme of Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser)
*eternity (〜from SURPRISE-DRIVE) - (Ending theme of Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach and Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Heart)
*Tsumi to Batsu to Underground - Lyricist (Ending theme of Fuuto PI)
==References==
==External Links==
*Mitsuru Matsuoka at Japanese Wikipedia
*Official Twitter
*Official Agency Profile
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