Kamen Rider Kabuto writer cites JoJo as source of grandmother's sayings
Shoji Yonemura discussed how Tendou Souji's grandmother's sayings were shaped, in an interview about the 20th-anniversary V-Cinext screening in theaters.
Screenwriter Shoji Yonemura said the sayings of Tendou Souji's grandmother in Kamen Rider Kabuto were inspired by the second part of the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, according to an interview published by cinematoday.jp. The interview covers the making of the series and its 20th-anniversary V-Cinext.
In the interview, Yonemura discussed how the protagonist Tendou Souji and his grandmother's sayings were created. He wrote the script for the new V-Cinext, Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th: Ten wo Tsugu Mono.
The V-Cinext is screening in a limited run at Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters. Its Blu-ray and DVD release is set for February 10, 2027.
Twenty years after the TV series
Kamen Rider Kabuto aired from 2006 to 2007 as the seventh Heisei Kamen Rider series, with Yonemura as its main writer. Hiro Mizushima was cast as Tendou Souji early in production, and the role was partly written for him.
The V-Cinext is set 20 years after the TV series. The 2006 theatrical film Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love was also part of the franchise.
Quick answers
When is Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th: Ten wo Tsugu Mono released on Blu-ray and DVD?
The Blu-ray and DVD release is set for February 10, 2027.
Where is Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th: Ten wo Tsugu Mono screening?
It is screening in a limited run at Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters.
Who wrote the script for Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th: Ten wo Tsugu Mono?
Shoji Yonemura, who was also the main writer of the Kamen Rider Kabuto TV series.