[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

At least half the reason Kaidou is here is because his actor is one of those guys that inexplicably comes back a lot? He had a large villain role in Shinkenger; if you go back to Ghost you?ll see him as Musashi in the summer movie and a couple episodes; and spoilers but you?ll be seeing him again in another Rider you haven?t seen yet! I?m sure there?s yet another role I?m forgetting too. He?s all over the place

For sure! He popped up as a random victim in that OOO Summer Movie (as a cursed guitarist, naturally), and he was one of the cameo actors in the Blade movie (a security guard, I think). Dude likes to work!

The other half, though, is that Kaido's actor is really great? He's one of those actors in toku that's always making Interesting Choices in his performance: the weird pauses, the little stutters, the anxious body language that communicates a lot about what Kaido's thinking. He's fascinating to watch. If you can't give a major character a ton of screentime, you'd better have an actor that can become a multiplier on that limited time through charisma and talent.