Complete [J-Rider] Kamen Raidā Burakku

Title: 仮面ライダーBLACK

Title (romaji): Kamen Raidā Burakku

Title (english): Masked Rider Black

Installment: 8

Genre: Tokusatsu

Episodes: 51

Broadcast network: Mainichi Broadcasting System(MBS), Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Broadcast period: October 4, 1987 – October 9, 1988

Opening theme: "Kamen Rider Black" (仮面ライダーBLACK, Kamen Raidā Burakku^?) by Tetsuo Kurata

Ending theme : Long Long Ago, 20th Century" by Norio Sakai

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.

Cast

Kotaro Minami (南　光太郎, Minami Kōtarō^?): Tetsuo Kurata (倉田 てつを, Kurata Tetsuo^?)

Nobuhiko Akizuki (秋月 信彦, Akizuki Nobuhiko^?): Takahito Horiuchi (堀内 孝人, Horiuchi Takahito^?)

Shadow Moon (シャドームーン, Shadō Mūn^?, Voice): Masaki Terasoma (寺杣 昌紀, Terasoma Masaki^?)

Kyoko Akizuki (秋月 杏子, Akizuki Kyōko^?): Akemi Inoue (井上 明美, Inoue Akemi^?)

Katsumi Kida (紀田 克美, Kida Katsumi^?): Ayumi Taguchi (田口 あゆみ, Taguchi Ayumi^?)

Creation King (創世王, Sōsei Ō^?, Voice): Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, Watabe Takeshi^?)

Darom (ダロム, Daromu^?, Voice): Shōzō Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, Iizuka Shōzō^?)

Baraom (バラオム, Baraomu^?, Voice): Toshimichi Takahashi (高橋 利道, Takahashi Toshimichi^?)

Bishium (ビシュム, Boshumu^?): Hitomi Yoshii (好井 ひとみ, Yoshii Hitomi^?)

Bilgenia (ビルゲニア, Birugenia^?): Jun Yoshida (吉田 淳, Yoshida Jun^?)

Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā^?): Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林 清志, Kobayashi Kiyoshi^?, 1-39) and Masaki Terasoma (寺杣 昌紀, Terasoma Masaki^?, 40-51)

Guest actors

Hdeomi Kuromatsu (黒松 英臣, Kuromatsu Hideomi^?): Susumu Kurobe (黒部 進, Kurobe Susumu^?)

Ryusuke Taki (滝 竜介, Taki Ryūsuke^?): Masaki Kyomoto (京本 政樹, Kyōmoto Masaki^?)

Masaru Todo (東堂 勝, Tōdō Masaru^?): Sent (セント, Sento^?)

Morita: Ryosuke Sakamoto (阪本 良介, Sakamoto Ryōsuke^?)

Whale Mutant (クジラ怪人, Kujira Kaijin^?, Voice): Eisuke Yoda (依田英助, Yoda Eisuke^?)

Special 1

Title: これが仮面ライダーＢＬＡＣＫだ!!,

Title (romaji): Kore ga Kamen Raidā Burakku da!!

Title (english): This is Masked Rider Black

Episodes: 1

Special 2

Title: 仮面ライダー１号～ＲＸ大集合,

Title (romaji): Kamen Raidā Ichigō~Āru Ekkusu Daishūgō

Title (english): Masked Rider 1 Through RX: Big Gathering

Episodes: 1

Movie 1

Title: 仮面ライダーＢＬＡＣＫ　鬼ヶ島へ急行せよ,

Title (romaji): Kamen Raidā Burakku Onigashima e Kyūkō seyo

Title (english): Masked Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima

Released date: March 12, 1988

Episodes: 1 (between ep. 22 and 23)

Synopsis

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.

Movie 2

Title: 仮面ライダーＢＬＡＣＫ　恐怖!悪魔峠の怪人館,

Title (romaji): Kamen Raidā Burakku Kyōfu! Akumatōge no Kaijinkan

Title (english): Masked Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass

Released date: July 9, 1988

Episodes: 1 (between ep. 38 and 39)

Synopsis

The city of Yūbari in the Hokkaido prefecture 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.