In the manga it was much more depressing. He have a fiance that he intend to propose and marry but he got expereminted and went missing for 2 years. The girl thought she was dumped by him and moved on. But that is not all, when he came back he went and searched for his fiance and he found her. But then the girl got turned into a kaijin infromt of him and have to kill her with his own hand. If you dont think that is very tragic i dont know what else. Imagine reading it as a kid.
I want the 90 minute ZO cut, but at the same time the current cut is a great quick movie to put on. It's a great way to introduce people to Kamen Rider or Tokusatsu, especially to monster movie fans.
If u like this movie, i recommend u to read the manga. The story abit different n more details n intersting like zo n black live in same world and the spider neo species actually related to zo
ZO probably has the best story, action, directing, and villains. It's a 20 anniversary movie, I'd believe. The 2000s and currents are probably just aiming for younger kids.