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Kamen Rider BLACK (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼BLACK, Kamen RaidÄ Burakku?), translated as Masked Rider Black, is a tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the eighth installment in the famous Kamen Rider series of tokustasu shows. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and was shown on MBS from October 4, 1987 to October 9, 1988, with a total of 51 episodes. With its very dramatic storyline and its twist of the Rider having a tragic relationship with his arch-nemesis, the installment not only became very popular in Japan, but also in the several other countries where it was aired.
Kamen Rider BLACK (ä»®é¢ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ€ãƒ¼BLACK, Kamen RaidÄ Burakku?), translated as Masked Rider Black, is a tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the eighth installment in the famous Kamen Rider series of tokustasu shows. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei, and was shown on MBS from October 4, 1987 to October 9, 1988, with a total of 51 episodes. With its very dramatic storyline and its twist of the Rider having a tragic relationship with his arch-nemesis, the installment not only became very popular in Japan, but also in the several other countries where it was aired. The series is often regarded as a classic and is considered by many to be one of the best tokusatsu shows of the late 80's. Kamen Rider BLACK RX was a direct sequel to this series.
After being kidnapped by the cult Gorgom in the night of their 19th birthday, step-brothers Kotaro Minami and Nobuhiko Akizuki were submitted to a mutant surgery with the purpose of becoming the candidates for the next Gorgom's Century King. Kotaro escaped before the brainwashing, with help from his foster father, and turned against Gorgom. He soons finds out the horrific truth from his step-father: 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 step-brother from Gorgom while protecting Japan. However, later in the series, Nobuhiko emerged as Shadow Moon to fight Kotaro with the survivor becoming the next Century King.
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Manufacturer: Toei
Release date: 12 October 2004
Number of discs: 6
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