Kamen Rider Black (1987–1988)
"Kamen Raidâ Burakku" (original title)

Continuing the adventures of the "Kamen Rider" genre. Minami Kotaro is chosen by Golgom to be the Century King along with his best friend. Kotaro escapes and transforms into the 11th Kamen ... See full summary »

Creator:

Shôtarô Ishinomori

Stars:

Tetsuo Kurata, Akemi Inoue, Takahito Horiuchi

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tetsuo Kurata	...	Kotaro Minami (1 episode, 1987)
Akemi Inoue	...	Kyoko (1 episode, 1987)
Takahito Horiuchi	...	Nobuhiko Akizuki (1 episode, 1987)
Kazumasa Nasamune	...	Narrator (1 episode, 1987)
Gorô Naya	...	Eon King (1 episode, 1987)
Yutaka Hirose		(1 episode, 1987)
Dorothée	...	French Woman (1 episode, 1988)
Masashi Ishibashi		(1 episode, 1988)

Storyline

Continuing the adventures of the "Kamen Rider" genre. Minami Kotaro is chosen by Golgom to be the Century King along with his best friend. Kotaro escapes and transforms into the 11th Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Black! Unfortunately, his best friend never got away and slowly became "Shadowomoon." Kotaro battles Golgom and "Shadowmoon" for 51 in-your-face-action-packed episodes.

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Plot Keywords:

kamen rider | superhero | motorcycle | tokusatsu | cyborg

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

4 October 1987 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kamen Rider Black

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ishinomori Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Kamen Raidaa Burakku"
("Masked Rider Black")
Main Title Theme
Composed by Eiji Kawamura
Sung by Tetsuo Kurata

User Reviews

Really good!

I had seen a few episodes of different kamen rider shows my uncle brought back from japan. I loved kamen rider since i was a kid. When I saw the DVD set I had to get them. I was really glad I did. The Kamen Rider Black series is amazing. The story is really good. The monsters are cool. The special effects are.. funny sometimes. What I really love about this show is that it doesn't seem like a kids show. People actually die and it doesn't always have a happy ending..

The acting in this show is also pretty good. Not amazing but good. I love the antagonists in this show. The gorgom cult.

Overall this was a really good show. I haven't seen much of the other kamen riders so I cant compare it but I'm about to see the v3 shows soon.