Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th Writer Shoji Yonemura on Fatherhood and Kagami
Shoji Yonemura says he drew on his own experience as a father of five years for Arata Kagami's parenting in the Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th film.
Screenwriter Shoji Yonemura has spoken about Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th: The One Who Inherits the Heavens, the V-Cinext entry set 20 years after the TV series finale, in an interview with cinematoday.jp. The film is currently in a limited theatrical run at Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters, with a Blu-ray and DVD release scheduled for February 10, 2027.
The story centres on Arata Kagami, now a father, whose son Yui is selected by ZECT as a candidate for a new Masked Rider System. Kagami turns to Daisuke Kazama and So Yaguruma to confront the organization's plan.
Yonemura said he and producer Shinichiro Shirakura agreed not to leave the characters in their original settings, but to show a grounded world two decades on. Director Hidenori Ishida described the work as a home drama.
Yonemura, who became a father five years before the interview, drew on that experience for Kagami's parenting. The line about the father's bento always being black, he said, came from a friend's daughter.
A catch scene between Kagami and Yui echoes the catch between Kagami and Riku in episode 42 of the TV series, "The Worst V.S. the Most Fearsome". Yaguruma's arc compresses his TV phases, including Perfect Harmony and Hell Brothers, into a single story, while Gon is depicted as a top actress and Daisuke, fallen on hard times, reunites with her to keep an old promise.
Yui Kagami is played by Towa Araki and Hikaru Tendou by Yuka Kodera. The TV series Kamen Rider Kabuto aired from 2006 to 2007.
Quick answers
When is Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th: The One Who Inherits the Heavens out on Blu-ray and DVD?
The Blu-ray and DVD release is set for February 10, 2027.
Where is the Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th film screening?
It is screening in a limited run at Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters.
Who wrote the script for Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th?
Shoji Yonemura wrote the script, with Hidenori Ishida directing and Shinichiro Shirakura producing.