‘Kamen Rider ZEZTZ’ Producer on Merging Nostalgia and Reinvention for Fans Worldwide

For over five decades, Kamen Rider has revved its engine through pop culture, delivering masked motorcycle-riding justice against rubber-suited monstrosities with style, grit, and a cyclical penchant for reinvention. Now, Kamen Rider ZEZTZ—the latest dream-fueled entry from Toei and Ishimori Productions—shifts gears into the subconscious.

It follows hero Baku Yorozu, a hapless dreamer turned nightmare-busting hero. Armed with the power to enter and purify corrupted dreams, ZEZTZ is tasked…