Masked Rider Heroines that Make Us Crazy] Hikaru Yamamoto: “The scene on the boat is one of my most memorable moments.

She plays the role of Akiko Narumi in “Masked Rider W.

Akiko is a comedic heroine from Osaka. She plays the role of the head of her father’s detective agency in the fictional city of Fuuto, where the drama is set, and works with the main characters to solve cases involving monsters. He is good at tsukkomi, and the scene in which he flaps his green slippers, which come out of nowhere, has become the talk of the town. The golden letters on the slippers have become such a trademark that people say, “When you think of Akiko, you think of her green slippers” (laughs). I wanted to keep the world view and characters of Kamen Rider in mind, so I tried not to think about how cute I would look on camera.

I remember the scene on the ship in episode 42. We had stayed overnight on the ship the day before, so I took a bath right after getting on the ship. It was wonderful to see the water in the bath shimmering like a wave as the ship rocked!
Kamen Rider W” is an important work that taught me the joy of acting freely and happily. By carefully playing the same character for a year, I began to imagine the entire life of any subsequent role I played before acting. It was also thanks to my work that I met my fans!

Yamamoto Hikaru 34, from Osaka.
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From “FRIDAY” February 20 and 27, 2026