Kamen Rider Black
Kamen Rider Black | |
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Genre | Tokusatsu |
Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
Starring |
Tetsuo Kurata Akemi Inoue Ayumi Taguchi |
Narrated by |
Kiyoshi Kobayashi Issei Masamune |
Composer(s) | Eiji Kawamura |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 51 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network |
MBS TBS |
Original release | October 4, 1987 – October 9, 1988 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Kamen Rider Super-1 then Kamen Rider ZX manga |
Followed by | Kamen Rider BLACK RX |
Kamen Rider Black (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼BLACK Kamen RaidÄ Burakku), translated as Masked Rider Black, is a tokusatsu superhero-drama television series. It is the eighth installment in the famous Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 4, 1987 to October 9, 1988, with a total of 51 episodes. With its very dramatic storyline and its twist of the Kamen Rider having a tragic relationship with his nemesis, the installment not only became very popular in Japan, but also in many countries where it was aired. The series is often regarded as a TV classic and is considered by many as the most popular Kamen Rider show of the late 1980s, as well as one of the most famous of all Kamen Riders in the Showa Period. Kamen Rider Black RX was a direct sequel to this series. A manga adaptation of the series is entitled Kamen Rider Black (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼Black Kamen RaidÄ Burakku).
Synopsis
After being kidnapped by the cult Gorgom on the night of their 19th birthday, stepbrothers Kotaro Minami and Nobuhiko Akizuki were submitted to a cyborg surgery with the purpose of becoming the candidates for the next Gorgom Creation King. Both of them are called Century Kings and are destined to best each other in a final battle - whoever wins will become the next Creation King. Kotaro escaped before getting brainwashed (which is the final step in the surgery), with help from his foster father, and turned against Gorgom. He soon finds out the horrific truth from his stepfather: Gorgom originally killed his true parents and, since both Kotaro and Nobuhiko were born on the day of a solar eclipse, referred as "Black Sun" and "Shadow Moon". Kotaro, taking on the name of Kamen Rider Black, was determined to rescue his stepbrother from Gorgom while protecting Japan. However, later in the series, Nobuhiko emerged as Shadow Moon to fight Kotaro with the survivor becoming the next Creation King.
List of episodes
- Black!! Transformation (BLACKï¼ï¼å¤‰èº« Burakku!! Henshin) (Original Airdate: October 4, 1987)
- Mutant Party (怪人パーティ Kaijin PÄtÄ«) (Original Airdate: October 11, 1987)
- Strange? Strange Reconstructed Humans (æ€ªï¼Ÿæ€ªãƒ»æ”¹é€ äººé–“ Kai? Kai KaizÅ Ningen) (Original Airdate: October 18, 1987)
- The Devil's Laboratory (悪é”ã®å®Ÿé¨“室 Akuma no Jikkenshitsu) (Original Airdate: October 25, 1987)
- Run Through the Maze, Kotaro (迷路を走る光太郎 Meiro o Hashiru KÅtarÅ) (Original Airdate: November 1, 1987)
- Riddle Of The Secret Espers (秘密é€è¦–ã®ãªãž Himitsu TÅshi no Nazo) (Original Airdate: November 8, 1987)
- The Regenerated Bio-Machine (復元ã™ã‚‹ç”Ÿä½“メカ Fukugen Suru Seitai Meka) (Original Airdate: November 15, 1987)
- The Devil's Trill (悪é”ã®ãƒˆãƒªãƒ« Akuma no Toriru) (Original Airdate: November 22, 1987)
- Bishum's Red Lips (ビシュムã®ç´…ã„唇 Bishumu no Akai Kuchibiru) (Original Airdate: November 29, 1987)
- Where's Nobuhiko? (信彦ã¯ã©ã“ã«ï¼Ÿ Nobuhiko wa Doko ni?) (Original Airdate: December 6, 1987)
- The Starving Mutants (飢ãˆãŸæ€ªäººãŸã¡ Ueta Kaijin-tachi) (Original Airdate: December 13, 1987)
- Birth Of The Super Machine Legend (超マシンä¼èª¬èª•ç”Ÿ ChÅ Mashin Densetsu TanjÅ) (Original Airdate: December 20, 1987)
- My Mom Is A Mutant Nanny (ママã¯æ€ªäººé¤Šè‚²ä¿‚ Mama wa Kaijin YÅikugakari) (Original Airdate: December 27, 1987)
- The Day The Tuna Disappeared (マグãƒãŒæ¶ˆãˆãŸæ—¥ Maguro ga Kieta Hi) (Original Airdate: January 10, 1988)
- The Targeted Ghoul School (ç‹™ã‚ã‚ŒãŸæ€ªå¥‡å¦åœ’ Newareta Kaiki Gakuen) (Original Airdate: January 17, 1988)
- My Friend! Go Beyond The Sea (å‹ã‚ˆï¼æµ·ã‚’越ãˆã¦ Tomo yo! Umi o Koete) (Original Airdate: January 24, 1988)
- Kyoko's Strange Dream (æåã®ä¸æ€è°ãªå¤¢ KyÅko no Fushigi na Yume) (Original Airdate: January 31, 1988)
- Sword Saint Bilgenia!! (剣è–ビルゲニアï¼ï¼ Kensei Birugenia!!) (Original Airdate: February 7, 1988)
- The Suffocating Trap Of Hell (æ¯ã¥ã¾ã‚‹åœ°ç„ã®ç½ Ikidzumaru Jigoku no Wana) (Original Airdate: February 14, 1988)
- Rider's Grave (ライダーã®å¢“å ´ RaidÄ no Hakaba) (Original Airdate: February 21, 1988)
- Clash! The Two Super Machines (æ¿€çªï¼äºŒå¤§ãƒžã‚·ãƒ³ Gekitotsu! Ni Dai Mashin) (Original Airdate: February 28, 1988)
- The Shadow That Stalks Dad (パパを襲ã†é»’ã„å½± Papa o OsÅ Kuroi Kage) (Original Airdate: March 6, 1988)
- Marumo's Magical Powers (マルモã®é”法ã®åŠ› Marumo no MahÅ no Chikara) (Original Airdate: March 13, 1988)
- The Female College Student's Nightmare (女å大生ã®æ‚ªå¤¢ Joshidaisei no Akumu) (Original Airdate: March 20, 1988)
- The Roaring Armed Machine (爆走ã™ã‚‹æ¦è£…メカ BakusÅ Suru BusÅ Meka) (Original Airdate: April 3, 1988)
- Rescue The Psychic Girl (超能力少女を救㈠ChÅnÅryoku ShÅjo o Sukue) (Original Airdate: April 10, 1988)
- Fire Breathing Danger Road (ç«ã‚’å™´ãå±é™ºé“è·¯ Hi o Fuku Kiken DÅro) (Original Airdate: April 17, 1988)
- Scarab Beetle's Invitation To Hell (地ç„ã¸èª˜ã†é»„金虫 Jigoku e SasÅ Koganemushi) (Original Airdate: April 24, 1988)
- The Targeted Death Mask (ç²ç‰©ã¯ãƒ‡ã‚¹ãƒžã‚¹ã‚¯ï¼Ÿ Emono wa Desu Masuku?) (Original Airdate: May 1, 1988)
- Aloha to an Assassin! (暗殺者ã«ã‚¢ãƒãƒï¼ Ansatsusha ni Aroha!) (Original Airdate: May 8, 1988)
- Burn! Boy Warriors (燃ãˆã‚ˆï¼å°‘年戦士 Moe yo! ShÅnen Senshi) (Original Airdate: May 15, 1988)
- Dream Girl Yuki (夢少女・ユ゠Yume ShÅjo Yuki) (Original Airdate: May 22, 1988)
- Father, Son And The River Of Love (父ã¨åã®æ„›ã®æ²³ Chichi to Ko no Ai no Kawa) (Original Airdate: May 29, 1988)
- Revival?! The Prince Of Hell (復活?ï¼åœ°ç„王å Fukkatsu?! Jigoku ÅŒji) (Original Airdate: June 5, 1988)
- Showdown! The Two Princes (対決ï¼äºŒäººã®çŽ‹å Taiketsu! Futari no ÅŒji) (Original Airdate: June 12, 1988)
- The War Declaration of Love and Death (æ„›ã¨æ»ã®å®£æˆ¦å¸ƒå‘Š Ai to Shi no Sensen Fukoku) (Original Airdate: June 19, 1988)
- Memories of Yubari's Sky (想ã„出ã¯å¤•å¼µã®ç©º Omoide wa YÅ«bari no Sora) (Original Airdate: June 26, 1988)
- Mystery!? The EP-Party Boy Squad (謎ï¼ï¼Ÿï¼¥ï¼°å…šå°‘年隊 Nazo!? Ī PÄ« TÅ ShÅnentai) (Original Airdate: July 3, 1988)
- The Idol's Poison Fangs (アイドルã®æ¯’牙 Aidoru no Dokuga) (Original Airdate: July 10, 1988)
- Secret Of The Karate Master (カラテå人ã®ç§˜å¯† Karate Meijin no Himitsu) (Original Airdate: July 17, 1988)
- The Dangerous Time Thief (ã‚ã¶ãªã„時間泥棒 Abunai Jikan DorobÅ) (Original Airdate: July 24, 1988)
- Tokyo Mutant Gathering (æ±äº¬-æ€ªäººå¤§é›†åˆ TÅkyÅ - Kaijin DaishÅ«gÅ) (Original Airdate: July 31, 1988)
- Battle at the Mutant Farm! (æ€ªäººç‰§å ´ã®æ±ºé—˜ï¼ Kaijin BokujÅ no KettÅ!) (Original Airdate: August 7, 1988)
- An Ocean Inside The Closet (タンスã®ä¸ã¯æµ·ï¼ Tansu no Naka wa Umi) (Original Airdate: August 14, 1988)
- Death Of Flower Mutant Bishum (妖花ビシュムã®æ» YÅka Bishumu no Shi) (Original Airdate: August 21, 1988)
- Baraom's Fierce Death (壮絶ãƒãƒ©ã‚ªãƒ ã®æ» SÅzetsu Baraomu no Shi) (Original Airdate: August 28, 1988)
- Death of the Rider (ライダーæ»ã™ï¼ RaidÄ Shisu!) (Original Airdate: September 4, 1988)
- Bouquet of Reminiscence, Into The Ocean (æµ·ã«è¿½æ†¶ã®èŠ±æŸã‚’ Umi ni Tsuioku no Hanataba o) (Original Airdate: September 11, 1988)
- Fierce Battle! Death Of Darom (激闘ï¼ãƒ€ãƒãƒ ã®æ» GekitÅ! Daromu no Shi) (Original Airdate: September 18, 1988)
- The Creation King's True Form? (創世王ã®æ£ä½“ã¯ï¼Ÿ SÅsei ÅŒ no ShÅtai wa?) (Original Airdate: October 2, 1988)
- Gorgom's Last Day (ゴルゴム最期ã®æ—¥ Gorugomu Saigo no Hi) (Original Airdate: October 9, 1988)
Related media
Manga
A manga adaptation of Black titled Kamen Rider Black (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼Black Kamen RaidÄ Burakku) ran in ShÅnen Sunday from 1987-1988.
TV specials
- 1987: This is Kamen Rider Black (ã“ã‚ŒãŒä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼ï¼¢ï¼¬ï¼¡ï¼£ï¼«ã !! Kore ga Kamen RaidÄ Burakku da!!) - It was aired one week before the first episode, introduces the character Kamen Rider Black.
- 1988: Kamen Rider 1 Through RX: Big Gathering (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼ï¼‘å·ï½žï¼²ï¼¸å¤§é›†åˆ Kamen RaidÄ IchigÅ~Ä€ru Ekkusu DaishÅ«gÅ) - It covers all the Heroes, from Kamen Rider 1 until ZX, and introduces Kamen Rider Black RX.
Theatrical films
- Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼ï¼¢ï¼¬ï¼¡ï¼£ï¼«ã€€é¬¼ãƒ¶å³¶ã¸æ€¥è¡Œã›ã‚ˆ Kamen RaidÄ Burakku Onigashima e KyÅ«kÅ seyo)
- Released on March 12, 1988 (between episodes 22 and 23) as part of the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival. Originally known simply as Kamen Rider Black during its theatrical release. Children all over Tokyo mysteriously disappear without warning. Kotaro suspects that the Gorgom are behind the abductions and follows a suspicious-looking tour bus with children on it, only to lose its trail off a cliff. With the help of a fisherman (played by Ishinomori himself), Kotaro travels to a remote island and uses his abilities as Kamen Rider Black to save the children and foil Gorgom's latest evil scheme.
- Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼ï¼¢ï¼¬ï¼¡ï¼£ï¼«ã€€æ怖!悪é”å³ ã®æ€ªäººé¤¨ Kamen RaidÄ Burakku KyÅfu! AkumatÅge no Kaijinkan)
- Released on July 9, 1988 (between episodes 38 and 39) as part of the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival. The city of YÅ«bari, HokkaidÅ has become a ghost town following the presence of Shadow Moon and his minions of Gorgom. Makino, a scientist working on Gorgom's top-secret robot experiment, escapes from the evil organization and returns to Tokyo, only to find out that his wife and daughter have been abducted. As Kamen Rider Black, Kotaro travels to Yubari to save Makino's family and liberate the town from Shadow Moon's evil grasp.
- Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker (åŠ‡å ´ç‰ˆ ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼ãƒ‡ã‚£ã‚±ã‚¤ãƒ‰ オールライダー対大ショッカー GekijÅban Kamen RaidÄ Dikeido: ÅŒru RaidÄ tai DaishokkÄ)
- Tetsuo Kurata reprise his role in a cameo as Kotaro Minami in 2009's Kamen Rider Decade The Movie: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker.
- Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 (スーパーヒーãƒãƒ¼å¤§æˆ¦GP ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼3å· SupÄ HÄ«rÅ Taisen Guranpuri: Kamen RaidÄ SangÅ)
- Kurata also returns as Kotaro Minami in the 2015 Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3.
Video games
- Kamen Rider Black: Taiketsu Shadow Moon (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼BLACK 対決シャドームーン Kamen RaidÄ Burakku: Taiketsu ShadÅmÅ«n, "Showdown with Shadow Moon")
- Side-scrolling action game released by Bandai for the Family Computer Disk System on April 15, 1988. Player takes control of Kamen Rider Black, who must defeat numerous Gorgom mutants. The player gets to ride Battle Hopper in addition to controlling Black on foot.
- Kamen Rider: Seigi No Keifu
- Kamen Rider Black appears as the main character of the 1988 storyline in this 3D action game for the PlayStation 2. Lead to an old Shocker hideout believing it to be Gorgom, Kotaro is forced to fight various kaijin and Gel-Shocker soldiers, only to learn the game's true villain is after the King Stone inside of him. Eventually, Kamen Rider 1, Kamen Rider V3 and Kamen Rider Agito travel to 1988 to assist him in the game's final battle. Tetsuo Kurata returns to voice the character. Shadow Moon makes a brief cameo as a non-playable character as well.
Cast
- Tetsuo Kurata as Kotaro Minami (å— å…‰å¤ªéƒŽ Minami KÅtarÅ)
- Akemi Inoue as Kyoko Akizuki (秋月 æå Akizuki KyÅko)
- Ayumi Taguchi as Katsumi Kida (紀田 克美 Kida Katsumi)
- Takahito Horiuchi as Nobuhiko Akizuki (秋月 信彦 Akizuki Nobuhiko)
- Hitomi Yoshii as High Priestess Bishium (大神官ビシュムDaishinkan Bishumu)
- Susumu Kurobe as Hideomi Kuromatsu (é»’æ¾ è‹±è‡£ Kuromatsu Hideomi)
- Jun Yoshida as Kensei Bilgenia (剣è–ビルゲニア Kensei Birugenia)
- Takeshi Watabe as Creation King (創世王 SÅsei ÅŒ, Voice)
- ShÅzÅ Iizuka as High Priest Darom (大神官ダãƒãƒ Daishinkan Daromu, Voice)
- Toshimichi Takahashi as High Priest Baraom (大神官ãƒãƒ©ã‚ªãƒ Daishinkan Baraomu, Voice)
- Masaki Terasoma as Century King Shadow Moon (世紀王シャドームーン Seiki Ō ShadŠMūn, Voice)
- Kiyoshi Kobayashi (1-39) and Issei Masamune (40-51) as Narration
Guest actors
- KantarÅ Suga as Soichiro Akizuki
- Sent Hoshi as Masaru Todo (æ±å ‚ å‹ TÅdÅ Masaru)
- Yutaka Hirose as Hayami
- RyÅsuke Sakamoto as Morita
- Miyuki Nagato as Gorgom Henchwoman
- JÅji Nakata as Shigeru Sugiyama
- Masaki Kyomoto as Ryusuke Taki (æ» ç«œä»‹ Taki RyÅ«suke)
- Kouji Unogi as Buffalo Mutant (Human Form)
- Hiroko Nishimoto as Kimie Tadokoro
- Mayumi Yoshida
- Masashi Ishibashi as Saburo Takasugi
- Shun Ueda as Kuwagata Mutant (Human Form)
- Eisuke Yoda as Kujira Mutant (クジラ怪人 Kujira Kaijin, Voice)
Songs
- Opening theme
- "Kamen Rider Black" (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼BLACK Kamen RaidÄ Burakku)
- Lyrics: Yoko Aki (阿木 燿å Aki YÅko)
- Composition: Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎 竜童 Uzaki RyÅ«dÅ)
- Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura (å·æ‘ æ „äºŒ Kawamura Eiji)
- Artist: Tetsuo Kurata
- Ending theme
- "Long Long Ago, 20th Century"
- Lyrics: Yoko Aki
- Composition: Ryudo Uzaki
- Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
- Artist: Norio Sakai
International broadcast
- It aired in Thailand on Channel 3 in 1990, dubbed as wÄ«rburus̄ʹ hÌ„nÌ‚ÄkÄk dả . ("วีรบุรุษหน้าà¸à¸²à¸à¸”ำ", literally: Black Mask Hero).
In other media
- Kamen Rider Black is pictured on the cover art of Powerman 5000's 1994 EP, True Force.
See also
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