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Kamen Rider Black Sun

  • TV Series
  • 2022
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  • 1h 26m
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7.2/10
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Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022)
Half a century has passed since the country declared the coexistence of humans and monsters, an era of chaos. Aoi Izumi, a young human rights activist who appeals for the abolition of discrimination, meets a man.
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Half a century has passed since the country declared the coexistence of humans and monsters, an era of chaos. Aoi Izumi, a young human rights activist who appeals for the abolition of discri... Read allHalf a century has passed since the country declared the coexistence of humans and monsters, an era of chaos. Aoi Izumi, a young human rights activist who appeals for the abolition of discrimination, meets a man.Half a century has passed since the country declared the coexistence of humans and monsters, an era of chaos. Aoi Izumi, a young human rights activist who appeals for the abolition of discrimination, meets a man.

  • Stars
    • Hidetoshi Nishijima
    • Tomoya Nakamura
    • Gaku Hamada
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    7.2/10
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    • Stars
      • Hidetoshi Nishijima
      • Tomoya Nakamura
      • Gaku Hamada
    • 14User reviews
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    Hidetoshi Nishijima
    Hidetoshi Nishijima
    • Kamen Rider Black Sun…
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    Tomoya Nakamura
    Tomoya Nakamura
    • Akizuki Nobuhiko…
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    Gaku Hamada
    Gaku Hamada
    • Kujira
    • 2022
    Kokoro Hirasawa
    • Izumi Aoi
    • 2022
    Haruka Imô
    • Shinjo Yukari
    • 2022
    Genki Kimura
    • Komatsu Shunsuke…
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    Hiroki Konno
    • Igaki Wataru…
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    Daisuke Kuroda
    • Nomi…
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    Takahiro Miura
    Takahiro Miura
    • Bilgenia
    • 2022
    Ôshirô Maeda
    • Donami Shinichi (Young)
    • 2022
    Aoi Nakamura
    Aoi Nakamura
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    Baijaku Nakamura
    • Darom
    • 2022
    Akie Namiki
    • Komatsu Tasuku…
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    Takamitsu Nonaka
    • Komatsu Shigeo
    • 2022
    Lou Ohshiba
    • Donami Shinichi
    • 2022
    Nao Okabe
    • Darom (Young)
    • 2022
    Toshinori Omi
    • Nimura Isao
    • 2022
    Takuma Otoo
    • Komori
    • 2022
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    5dgcpxdhzt

    I'm conflicted...

    If you grew up on the original Kamen Rider Black as I did...then probably better to think of this as a completely different series, or you will likely be disappointed as I kind of unfortunately am. I really wanted to like it more, but it's hard to get past some things.

    Character names are the same, but the main back story and everything else is very different (and more complicated). Definitely more dark & gory so more for adults than children where as the first one was more family-friendly. Don't get me wrong though - it has some really cool moments! And he does look pretty awesome once he's henshin-ed :) (eventually)

    But it feels like the fight scenes and the actual characters were much much better & stronger in the original series...even if it was 30-35 years ago!
    10yolannanga

    this is good even though there are things that are lacking

    The story of this series is quite complex, about the discrimination of the kaijin, creatures with mysterious origins, which here are not well received in society. On the other hand there is an organization called gorgom, which tries to solve this problem, but goes further and further, the truth about the kaijin and conspiracies about the gorgom organization, makes the dark story and core problem of this series more visible. Actually this series is good for me, The plot of the story is quite complex, so it's not only about discrimination, the origin of the raider's strength is also explained, and explained well, even though it still has plot holes. Conspiracies and topics of racism are well explored and conveyed, and delivered from the side of young and adult kotaro, although this series still has many questions. In terms of character, actor hidetoshi Nisijima plays the character of Kotaro Minami very well, with a cold, firm attitude, and looks authoritative. Understandably, the actor himself has won an Oscar for the film Drive My Car that he starred in, so he can portray the character of Kotaro very well, and is very suitable for him, even though his character is a little different from the original version. Not to forget actor Tomoya Nakamura as Nobuhiko, who once again played a very good role, in playing the character of Nobuhiko who was very cold, indifferent, but still authoritative, this time his character was made the same as the original version. And there is also the character Aoi Izumi, played by Kokoro Hirasawa, who here takes a very important role for the story in this series. His character is firm, intelligent, and strong, making him the best way in this series. But even so, there are still some actors, whose acting is a little stiff, but it's not a problem, because each character in this series has its own uniqueness and purpose. And one more thing that impressed me, is very very good instrument music, and describes the atmosphere that happened, with an interesting background and describes what is happening in the present, and in the past. And I, too, was surprised when the song O S T kamen raider black played at the end of the episode, which really made me nostalgic. Plus the ji ai from this series who is not canned, even equivalent to the holiwud series. From all the statements above, there are still some things that are lacking in this series. Among them are story plots that still have question marks, the origin of Kingstone is still not explained properly, the side of the high-ranking gorgom that has not been explored, how can Aoi have a belt, and honestly I don't like the ending, which is anticlimactic, and too rushed and almost non existent. Shock. Even though I hope a lot, so that the ending is epic and full of battles, even though this is the only sad ending episode of.
    4erwinmachfudz

    Wasted Potential

    As an original black fan i feel really disappointed with this show, i know they tried to modernized the story which is alright for me, but the problem is the story is just too deviated from the original, even the main conflict and main focus is too different from the og, it's even better if it's introduced as different title rather than used kamen rider black as basis

    secondly there's lot of wasted opportunity that they fail two show like the character bonding and the.lack of battle hopper.or the bike action in general

    and the battle scene feels lack as well, they're gore and cool indeed but it just only last for several early and couple of last episode,, even the show barely have the iconic technique like rider punch and rider kick

    lastly there's lot of plot hole that should be explained better, and the story itself feels liket hey're trying too hard to be dark and convoluted while in fact it's not really that deep if you paying attention

    as for the positive side, the costume is actually cool and the action scene although it's not that much but it's "okay" for me.
    8bryanmerel

    flawed masterpiece

    The direction could have been more polished, fight choreography is just passable, vfx could have been better. Good thing the story carried it. The atmosphere and theme of the darker showa and hessei kamen rider story line was well captured. How they reinvent black's story was also well respective of the original. Costume designs and creature designs also shines here. I love the suits, specially on the two riders. I also love how they handled the cryptic lore of the kaijins and the eventual explanation on the symbol of Black Sun. I do hope they manage to find a way to make an RX in the future, hopefully, with a better direction, fight choreography, and vfx. Still a solid watch, and highly recomended, even if you are not familiar with Kamen Riders.
    7dippypradipta

    Great at start to underwhelming finish

    Great at start, i love the approach that its for adult, (would love to watch more kamen riders if its made this way) but story progression towards the end kind of slowly kills the joy. Ending is a bit of a letdown. Felt very underwhelming.

    Pros:
    • Episode 10 opening is awesome.


    • Overall design is undeniably cool, just wished that the eyes are permanently red (not glow)
    • Love the adult approach, just wish that theres nudity also instead of gore only. C'mon Japan, this is where you're good at.


    • Lots of fanservice to the old Black series.


    • Cool fights.


    Cons:
    • Story.... isn't as good as i hoped for.


    • Character's ideals switching sometimes doesn't made sense.


    • There's a line equal of "with great power, comes with great responsibility" in terms of weight, but almost 10 times longer, and they made sure you're hearing this repeatedly until you remembered all of it. It's unnecessary and kind of cringe when hearing the 10th time.


    • Editing is kind of crap. I mean they can't even make the bike scenes look faster. They're like moving around 30 kmh.


    But still happy they made this, despite all the cons.

    Idk if theres going to be season 2 or not because it looks final enough for me, but if it somehow is, i'll still watch it.

    7/10.

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      Remake of Kamen Rider Black (1987)
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    • Release date
      • October 28, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Камен Райдер Black Sun
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Asatsu-DK
      • Bandai
      • Toei Company
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      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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