Kamen Rider Blade the Movie: MISSING ACE

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Kamen Rider Blade the Movie: MISSING ACE
劇場版 仮面ライダー剣 MISSING ACE
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Blu-ray
Director Ishida Hidenori
Writer Inoue Toshiki
Starring Tsubaki Takayuki
Morimoto Ryoji
Amano Kousei
Houjou Takahiro
Egawa Yumi
Kuroda Yuuki
Mitsuya Yoko
Sugiura Takao
Composer Miyake Kazunori
Studio Toei
Distributor Toei Video (Retail)
Release date(s) September 11, 2004 (2004-09-11)
January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) (DVD)
June 21, 2009 (2009-06-21) (Blu-ray)
May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08) (Complete Blu-ray)
Running time 73 minutes
Gross revenue 920 million yen
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Kamen Rider Blade
< Ep 31 MISSING ACE
ミッシングエース
Ep 32 >

The Kamen Rider Blade summer movie.

Double featured with Tokusou Sentai DekaRanger THE MOVIE: Full Blast Action.

Catchphrase:

A story of the future. Witness the final battle!
(物語は未来へ―。最終戦闘を目撃せよ!)

Story

  • Four years ago, Blade seals the last Undead, Joker.
  • Four years later, the Undead are released once again with three new Riders were assigned to stop the menace.
  • Tachibana and Karasuma were going to seal the Rouser Cards away. However, they were ambushed by the Albino Joker at the cost of killing Karasuma and releasing about half of the Undead.
    • Both Kenzaki and Mutsuki lose their ability to transform because their Category Ace were released during Albino Joker's ambush.
  • Tachibana learned a new card was created through all four Category King cards. It is relevant to an ancient relief that he discovered in Thailand.
  • The Undead targets Amane because her father accidentally opened the door of the ancient relief and he would have been the host of the new card. With the death of her father, Amane is his replacement.
  • Shimura is revealed to be the Albino Joker. He intends to release the Jashin Fourteen through the ancient relief.

Kamen Riders

Three new Rider systems were created on Tachibana's order to stop the Undead menace. These Riders' combat style are based on Blade, Garren, and Leangle.
Kamen Rider Glaive (仮面ライダーグレイブ)

  • A Rider based on Blade's combat style.

Kamen Rider L'arc (仮面ライダーラルク)

  • A Rider based on Garren's combat style.

Kamen Rider Lance (仮面ライダーランス)

  • A Rider based on Leangle's combat style.

Cards Used

Blade
Garren
Leangle
Glaive
L'arc
Lance
  • Spade Ace: Change
  • Spade Five: Kick
  • Spade Six: Thunder
  • Spade Nine: Mach
  • Spade Jack: Fusion
  • Spade King: Evolution
  • Spade Ten: Time
  • Spade Queen: Absorb
  • Diamond Ace: Change
  • Diamond Jack: Fusion
  • Diamond Two: Bullet
  • Diamond Four: Rapid
  • Diamond Six: Fire
  • Club Ace: Change
  • Club Six: Blizzard
  • Club Ten: Remote
  • Heart Four: Float
  • Change
  • Mighty
  • Change
  • Mighty
  • Change
  • Mighty

Rouser Finishers

Blade
  • Lightning Sonic
Cards: Kick (Spade Five), Thunder (Spade Six), and Mach (Spade Nine).
  • Royal Straight Flush
Cards: Time (Spade Ten), Fusion (Spade Jack), Absorb (Spade Queen), Evolution (Spade King), and Change (Spade Ace).
Garren
  • Burning Shot
Cards: Bullet (Diamond Two), Rapid (Diamond Four), and Fire (Diamond Six).

Undead

Albino Joker (アルビノジョーカー)

  • A white and pink Joker who attempts to release Jashin Fourteen.

Jashin Fourteen (邪神14)

  • An ancient Undead.

Movie Characters

Shimura Junichi / Kamen Rider Glaive (志村純一 / 仮面ライダーグレイブ) - Kuroda Yuuki

  • The prime user of Kamen Rider Glaive.

Miwa Natsumi / Kamen Rider L'arc (三輪夏美 / 仮面ライダーラルク) - Mitsuya Yoko

  • The prime user of Kamen Rider L'arc.

Magaki Shin / Kamen Rider Lance (禍木慎 / 仮面ライダーランス) - Sugiura Takao

  • The prime user of Kamen Rider Lance.

Teenage Amane (少年天音) - Ishida Miku

  • The grown up Amane.

Cast

  • Kenzaki Kazuma / Kamen Rider Blade - Tsubaki Takayuki 剣崎一真 / 仮面ライダーブレイド - 椿隆之
  • Aikawa Hajime / Kamen Rider Chalice - Morimoto Ryoji 相川始 / 仮面ライダーカリス - 森本亮治
  • Tachibana Sakuya / Kamen Rider Garren - Amano Kousei 橘朔也 / 仮面ライダーギャレン - 天野浩成
  • Kamijou Mutsuki / Kamen Rider Leangle - Houjou Takahiro 上城睦月 / 仮面ライダーレンゲル - 北条隆博
  • Hirose Shiori - Egawa Yumi 広瀬栞 - 江川有未
  • Shirai Kotarou - Takezai Terunosuke 白井虎太郎 - 竹財輝之助
  • Shimura Junichi / Kamen Rider Glaive - Kuroda Yuuki 志村純一 / 仮面ライダーグレイブ - 黒田勇樹
  • Miwa Natsumi / Kamen Rider L'arc - Mitsuya Yoko 三輪夏美 / 仮面ライダーラルク - 三津谷葉子
  • Magaki Shin / Kamen Rider Lance - Sugiura Takao 禍木慎 / 仮面ライダーランス - 杉浦太雄
  • Kurihara Amane - Ishida Miku 栗原天音 - 石田未来
  • Young Amane - Kajiwara Hikari 栗原天音 (幼少期) - 梶原ひかり
  • Kurihara Haruka - Yamaguchi Kaori 栗原遥香 - 山口香緒里
  • Karasuma Kei - Yamaji Kazuhiro 烏丸啓 - 山路和弘
  • Kanemitsu Satoko - Matsukane Yoneko 金満里子 - 松金よね子
  • Fortune Teller - Uchida Shungiku 占い師 - 内田春菊
  • Wedding staff - Delcea Mihaela Gabriela 結婚式場スタッフ - デルチャ・ミハエラ・ガブリエラ
  • Kamon Ryo
  • Kaoda Kaohiko
  • Saitou Yuino
  • 山瀬朝生
  • 小林和徳
  • 佐野友香
  • RIDER CHIPS (Special appearance)
  • 伊藤弘幸
  • 石川清匠
  • Ishida Yasuhiro

Cameos

Voice Actors

  • Rousers - Sasaki Takeshi ラウザー - 佐々木健
  • King Rouser - Tachiki Fumihiko キングラウザー - 立木文彦
  • BOARD - Mark Okita BOARD - マーク・大喜多
  • スキッドアンデッド、ビートルアンデッド、ローカストアンデッド、モスアンデッド、トリロバイトアンデッド、スパイダーアンデッド、ギラファアンデッド、タランチュラアンデッド、その他のアンデッド、アルビローチ - Shiono Katsumi
  • ゼブラアンデッド、ディアーアンデッド、イーグルアンデッド、リザードアンデッド、その他のアンデッド、アルビローチ - Oomura Tooru
  • シェルアンデッド、カプリコーンアンデッド、その他のアンデッド、アルビローチ - 福山弘幸
  • Undead Lagnuage アンデッド語の担当 - カリル・メクダシ

Stunt Actors

  • Kamen Rider Blade - Takaiwa Seiji 仮面ライダーブレイド - 高岩成二
  • Kamen Rider Chalice/Lance - Ito Makoto 仮面ライダーブレイド / 仮面ライダーランス - 伊藤慎
  • Kamen Rider Garren - Oshikawa Yoshifumi 仮面ライダーギャレン - 押川善文
  • Kamen Rider Leangle - Okamoto Jirou 仮面ライダーレンゲル - 岡元次郎
  • Kamen Rider Glaive - Nagase Naoki 仮面ライダーグレイブ - 永瀬尚希
  • Kamen Rider L'arc - Ono Yuki 仮面ライダーラルク - 小野友紀

Song Used

ELEMENTS
Lyrics: Fujibayashi Shoko
Composer: Fushisue Miki
Arranger: RIDER CHIPS, Watanabe Cher
Singer: RIDER CHIPS featuring Ricky

Trivia

  • The movie serves as an epilogue for the TV series which means someday Kenzaki will fight against Hajime.
  • With the death of Karasuma, Tachibana runs BOARD in his place.
  • Blade and Leangle's Category Ace were released except Garren's Category Ace.
  • Amane becomes a naughty girl because she misses Hajime after he was sealed away by Kenzaki during their final battle.
  • The newbies get obsessed with their Rider power. They aren't pleased that Kenzaki and Mutsuki were able to return to their Rider roles.
  • Hirose was about to be married to a man, but she had to give up the wedding when she learns the identity of the Albino Joker.

Actor Trivia

Canon

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  • The movie is an alternate ending to the series from the perspective of Kenzaki actually sealing Hajime.
  • Other things that defy TV canon:
    • There's no Albino Joker in the TV series. All the Undead are accounted for by the end.

Director's Cut

Director's Cut
ディレクターズ・カット
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DVD
Studio Toei
Distributor Toei Video (Retail)
Release date(s) May 21, 2005 (2005-05-21) (DVD)
May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08) (Complete Blu-ray)
Running time 90 minutes
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An extension of the movie with additional footages that are not shown in the theatrical cut.

A list of extended or edited scenes:

  • Banner includes Director's Cut Ver.
  • Added credits for the cast and staff.
  • Extended the facing off between Blade and Joker.
  • More footage of Mutsuki going to the salaryman job interview.
  • Longer chase in the shopping mall between the security guards and Amane.
  • A Department store guard recognize Amane and he refuses to let her go.
  • Extension of leaving the Funami police station.
  • Mutsuki recognizes the Spider Undead.
  • Tachibana and Karasuma have dialogues when they were learning about the existence of a new card.
  • Mutsuki steals a brush from Kotarou's new home.
  • Longer fight between Leangle and the Beetle Undead.
  • Leangle witnesses Glaive speaking the Undead Language.
  • Mutsuki warns Kenzaki about Shimura's possible identity as the Albino Joker while Tachibana denies it.
  • Extension of Magaki wonders off the BOARD headquarters.
  • Longer cut of Hirose leaving the wedding ceremony with Kotarou.
  • Extended footage of Tachibana telling Amane why she is the Undead's target.
  • End credits include Tokyo Night after Amane's birthday party.

The Theatrical Cut version of the movie was re-released in Blu-ray in 2009 due to Toei's decision to embrace into HD quality. However, the Director's Cut version was not part of the release at that time which left it remained in DVD format. The THE MOVIE Complete Blu-ray was eventually released on May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08). This release includes the Director's Cut version and the movie's bonus contents in HD quality for the first time in years as well as repacking the 2009 HD of the Theatrical Cut.

Staff

Staff
Original Creator: Ishinomori Shoutarou (石ノ森章太郎)
Supervisor: Onodera Akira (小野寺章)
Writer: Inoue Toshiki (井上敏樹)
Director: Ishida Hidenori (石田秀範)
Producer:
Music: Miyake Kazunori (三宅一徳)
Cinematographer: Inokuma Masao (いのくままさお)
Editor: Osada Naoki (長田直樹)
Action Director: Miyazaki Takeshi (宮崎剛)
(Japan Action Enterprise)
Tokusatsu Director: Butsuda Hiroshi (佛田洋)
Production:
  • Toei (東映)
  • Toei Animation (東映アニメーション)
  • TV Asahi (テレビ朝日)
  • Toei Video (東映ビデオ)
  • ADK (エーディーケー)
  • Toei Advertising (東映エージエンシー)
  • Bandai (バンダイ)

Corrections

From the HD theatrical cut.

  • the A logo in the new Riders' transformation and finishers “Mighty” are too small.
  • 15:23 - change "henshin" into "transform".
  • 23:25 - remove the “-tachi” and add the missed period.
  • 25:21 - change "henshin" into "transform".
  • 32:49 - change "henshin" into "transform".
  • 34:58 - change "henshin" into "transform".
  • 35:06 - remove the “-tachi”.
  • 39:07 - capitalize the “U” in the second “Undead”.
  • 45:48 - should be saying “Even Natsumi too.”.
  • 48:47 - remove "tachi".
  • 48:58 - the Wedding staff is saying “Hirose-han!”.
  • 49:00 - should be saying “What about the wedding?”.

Transcript

Kamen Rider Blade Movie Transcript

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