When your day job as a Power Ranger gets too real.
It is a typical day in the life of actor Kazuki Shimizu when a gun is found inside his bag, leading to all sorts of trouble for him. A Day of One Hero is a direct-to-video film starring Kazuki Shimizu as himself in a mockumentary of his acting career as Don "Doc" Dogoier in the Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The film also features cameo appearances by Tokusatsu veteran actors Yoshio Yamaguchi and Nao Nagasawa.
Acting
Shimizu playing himself with awkward sincerity.
Direction
Saikai's handheld mockumentary chaos energy.
Production
Cameos that reward deep toku knowledge.
Director
Kenichiro Saikai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shimizu improvised much of his dialogue, blurring the line between actor and character until the crew couldn't tell which was which.
This release rode the 2011 Gokaiger hype wave, when adult fans were reclaiming Sentai as ironic-cool. The mockumentary format let Toei experiment with 'actor as brand' marketing.
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