Yu Inaba

is a Japanese actor who portrays Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach in Kamen Rider Drive, with his most recent reprisal of the role in Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer. 
==Biography==
In November 2009, Inaba won the 22nd Junon Super Boy contest.
==Personal life==
*One of Inaba's high-school teachers was retired actor , previously known as /MagiShine in . As such, Inaba was a fan of the show and other Super Sentai series rather than Kamen Rider.
*Inaba actually auditioned for the franchise several times before being cast in Drive. Producer Takahito Omori noticed this and observed a sense of growth and maturity in Inaba and decided to finally cast him.
*Inaba married actress Nicole Fujita in August 2023.https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202308040000897.html
==Filmography==
===Film===
*Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle (December 13, 2014) - Kamen Rider Mach 
**Kamen Rider Drive: The Challenge from Lupin
*Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (March 21, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
*Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (August 8, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
*Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis (December 12, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
*Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer (July 26, 2019) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
===TV===
*Kamen Rider Drive (2014-2015, TV Asahi) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
*Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation One-Hour Combining Special (March 29, 2015, TV Asahi) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
===Original video===
*Kamen Rider Drive Secret Mission (2014-2016, Toei) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
**Type HIGH SPEED! The True Power! Type High Speed is Born! (2015)
**Secret Mission Type TOKUJO (2015)
***Episode 1: How Were the Special Investigation Unit Selected? (April 8, 2015)
***Episode 2: Just What is the Anima System? (July 8, 2015)
***Episode 3: Who Killed Professor Odagiri? (October 7, 2015)
***Episode 4: Why Was Professor Banno Targeted during the Global Freeze? (January 6, 2016)
**Type LUPIN: ~Lupin, The Last Challenge~ (October 1, 2015)
*Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser (April 20, 2016) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
*Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Mach (November 16, 2016) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
===Web drama===
*D-Video Special: Kamen Rider 4 (2015, Toei) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
**Episode 1: Deathmatch! The Kamen Rider Died Three Times!! (March 21, 2015)
**Episode 2: Fighting!! The Airstrike of Sky Cyclone (March 28, 2015)
**Episode 3: Duel! The True Identity of Shocker's Great Leader (April 4, 2015)
*Kamen Rider Drive Vs. the Terrifying Zunbo Ganbo Roidmude (March 25, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
===Stage===
*Kamen Rider Drive Special Events: The Special Circumstances Case Investigation File (May 3-4, 2015) - Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach
===Game===
*Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing (2015, Arcade) - Kamen Rider Mach 
*Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis (2016, PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita) - Kamen Rider Mach 
==Notes==
* was one of Yu Inaba's high school teachers. Ichikawa is known for portraying  (MagiShine) from , who retired from the acting industry to become a teacher starting from 2008.http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2016/08/magiranger-10-years/
*He celebrated his 22nd birthday while filming for Drive's twenty-first episode. http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/drive/story/1205276_2271.html
==External Links==
*Yu Inaba at Wikipedia (Japan)
* at the 
*Official Instagram
*Official Twitter
*Official Site and Fanclub Page
*Agency Page
Category:Actors
Category:Singers