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Panty Mask-Wearing Hentai Kamen Teaches Manners in Video
posted on by Egan Loo
Hentai Kamen, the panty mask-wearing manga hero who now has his own live-action film, stars in a "manner video" to teach moviegoers proper etiquette:
- Don't use a mobile phone in the theater
- Recording the audio or video is against the law
- Please don't prop your feet on the seat in front of you
Given the choice of spokesperson, the video adds two more rules:
- Full nudity is strictly prohibited in the theater
- Please don't wear panties as a mask in the theater
Ryōhei Suzuki (live-action Gatchaman, Mei-chan no Shitsuji, Hana-Kimi, Yankee-kun to Megane-chan) stars as Kyōsuke Shikijō, a high school boy who transforms into a hero by wearing a panties mask — and little else. For his first lead role, Suzuki bulked up by 15 kilograms (about 33 pounds) to match the muscle-bound physique of the original manga's character.
Actor Shun Oguri was a big fan of Keishuu Andou's Ultimate!! Hentai Kamen gag manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, and he not only collaborated on the film's screenplay, but also personally recommended Suzuki for the role.
This film marks a new collaboration between Oguri and writer/director Yūichi Fukuda (I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow, One-Pound Gospel, Saru Lock, The 3-Mei-sama: Anime wa Anime de Arissho!). They previously worked together on the Tokyo Dogs television series. The rest of the cast includes Fumika Shimizu (Kamen Rider Fourze) as the heroine AIKO Himeno, Tsuyoshi Muro, Ken Yasuda, Jirō Satō, Narushi Ikeda, Takaashi Tsukamoto, Yoshinori Okada, and Shunsuke Daitō.
The film will open on April 6 at Tokyo's Shinjuku Wald 9 theater, and then will open nationwide on April 13.
Source: Comic Natalie
