Kamen Rider Black RX
- For the series’ main character, see .
Kamen Rider Black RX (仮面ライダーBLACK RX Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu, Masked Rider Black RX) is a Japanese superhero television series produced as part of the . The ninth show in the franchise, it was a joint collaboration between and , and aired on the and the from October 23, 1988 to September 24, 1989 with a total of 47 episodes. The series was a direct sequel to and the first to feature a team-up with the past Riders since the 1984 TV special .
The series was adapted by in North America as . The Americanization featured a heavily altered story and all new characters, in an attempt to fit the series in as a spin-off of the series.
This was the last installment of the Kamen Rider Series to be produced in the and the first to be produced in the — Episode 11 was delayed by one week following Emperor Hirohito’s death.
Story
After the downfall of , Kohtaro Minami has gotten a job as a helicopter pilot in a business owned by the Sahara family, who have also taken him into their home. Kohtaro is later captured by the and offered a place in their group. When Kohtaro refused, his King Stone was shattered and he was thrown into space where the sun’s radiation mutated his King Stone and he mutated into . With his new powers, he battles the Crisis Empire and thwarts their plans to take over Earth.
Characters
Kamen Riders
Allies
Villains
Other
Episodes
- Main article:
- (太陽の子だ!RX Taiyō no Ko da! Āru Ekkusu)
- (光を浴びて!RX Hikari o Abite! Āru Ekkusu)
- (RX対風の騎士 Āru Ekkusu Tai Kaze no Kishi)
- (光の車ライドロン Hikari no Kuruma Raidoron)
- (洞窟探検の落し穴 Dōkutsu Tanken no Otoshiana)
- (怪魔ET大暴れ! Kaima Ī Tī Ō Abare!)
- (SOS!友情の輪 Esu Ō Esu! Yūjō no Wa)
- (パパとママの秘密 Papa to Mama no Himitsu)
- (マリバロンの妖術 Maribaron no Yōjutsu)
- (ニセ者でドッキリ Nisemono de Dokkiri)
- (スクラップの反乱 Sukurappu no Hanran)
- (夢の中の暗殺者 Yume no Naka no Ansatsusha)
- (狙われた怪魔少女 Nerawareta Kaima Shōjo)
- (ひとみちゃん誘拐 Hitomi-chan Yūkai)
- (ロボライダー誕生 Robo Raidā Tanjō)
- (奇跡の谷の姫君 Kiseki no Tani no Himegimi)
- (バイオライダー! Baio Raidā!)
- (怪!夢の空中遊泳 Kai! Yume no Kūchū Yūei)
- (恐怖の人工太陽! Kyōfu no Jinkō Taiyō)
- (バナナを喰う鬼 Banana o Kū Oni)
- (愛と友情の戦線 Ai to Yūjō no Sensen)
- (シャドームーン! Shadō Mūn!)
- (ブタになったRX Buta ni Natta Āru Ekkusu)
- (パパはドラキュラ Papa wa Dorakyura)
- (さそり座の花嫁 Sasoriza no Hanayome)
- (ボスガンの反撃 Bosugan no Hangeki)
- (大逆襲!影の王子 Dai Gyakushū! Kage no Ōji)
- (皇帝陛下の代理人 Kōtei Heika no Dairinin)
- (水のない世界 Mizu no Nai Sekai)
- (明日なき東京砂漠 Ashita Naki Tōkyō Sabaku)
- (怪魔界を見た女 Kaimai o Mita On’na)
- (愛と希望の大空 Ai to Kibō no Ōzora)
- (瀬戸大橋の大決戦 Setoōhashi no Dai Kessen)
- (四国空母化計画!! Shikoku Kūboka Keikaku!!)
- (光太郎指名手配!! Kōtarō Shimeitehai!!)
- (ヒーローは誰だ!? Hīrō wa Dare da!?)
- (牙むく獣人忍者隊 Kiba Muku Jūjin Ninja Tai)
- (白骨ケ原の妖舞団 Hakkotsugahara no Yōbu Dan)
- (爆走!ミニ4WD Bakusō! Mini Yon Daburu Dī)
- (ユーレイ団地の罠 Yūrei Danchi no Wana)
- (百目婆ァの恐怖 Todome Babaa no Kyōfu)
- (四隊長は全員追放 Yon Taichō wa Zen’in Tsuihō)
- (敗れたり!RX Yaburetari! Āru Ekkusu)
- (戦え!全ライダー Tatakae! Zen Raidā)
- (偽ライダーの末路 Nise Raidā no Matsuro)
- (ライダーの総突撃 Raidā no Sō Totsugeki)
- (輝ける明日 Kagayakeru Ashita)
Movie
- (仮面ライダー 世界に駆ける Kamen Raidā Sekai ni Kakeru)
- (スーパーヒーロー大戦グランプリ仮面ライダー3号 Supā Hīrō Taisen Guran Puri Kamen Raidā Sangō)
Special
- (仮面ライダー1号~RX大集合 Kamen Raidā Ichigō~Āru Ekkusu Daishūgō)
Other media
Manga
- (誕生の刻・RX Tanjō no Koku RX)
- (仮面ライダーBLACK RX Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu)
- (仮面ライダーBLACK RX Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu)
- (夏のRX・海へ Natsu no RX Umi E)
- (仮面ライダーBLACK RX Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu)
- (仮面ライダー11戦記 Kamen Raidā Irebun Senki)
- (時空英雄 仮面ライダー Jikū Eiyū Kamen Raidā)
- (宇宙の11・仮面ライダー銀河大決戦 )
S.I.C. Hero Saga
Cast
- (南 光太郎 Minami Kōtarō): (倉田 てつを Kurata Tetsuo)
- (白鳥 玲子 Shiratori Reiko): (高野槇 じゅん Kōyamaki Jun)
- (佐原 俊吉 Sahara Shunkichi): (赤塚 真人 Akatsuka Makoto)
- (佐原 唄子 Sahara Utako): (鶴間 エリ Tsuruma Eri)
- (霞のジョー Kasumi no Jō): (小山 力也 Koyama Rikiya)
- (的場 響子 Matoba Kyōko): (上野 めぐみ Ueno Megumi)
- (吾郎 Gorō): (小野寺 丈 Onodera Jō)
- (佐原 茂 Sahara Shigeru): (井上 豪 Inoue Gō)
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(佐原 ひとみ Sahara Hitomi): (井村 翔子 Imura Shōko)
- (Teenager Hitomi): (丸山 真歩 Maruyama Maho)
- (速水 隼人 Hayami Hayato): (佐渡 稔 Sawatari Minoru)
- (クライシス皇帝 Kuraishisu Kōtei, Voice): (納谷 悟朗 Naya Gorō)
- (ジャーク将軍 Jāku Shōgun, Voice): (加藤 精三 Katō Seizō, 1-44), (柴田 秀勝 Shibata Hidekatsu, 45 & 46)
- (マリバロン Maribaron): (高畑 淳子 Takahata Atsuko)
- (ボスガン Bosugan, Voice): (飯塚 昭三 Iizuka Shōzō)
- (ガテゾーン Gatezōn, Voice): (高橋 利道 Takahashi Toshimichi)
- (ゲドリアン Gedorian, Voice): (新井 一典 Arai Kazunori)
- (チャックラム Chakkuramu, Voice): (森 篤夫 Mori Atsuo)
- (ダスマダー Dasumadā): (松井 哲也 Matsui Tetsuya)
- (シャドームーン Shadō Mūn, Voice): (寺杣 昌紀 Terasoma Masaki)
- (キングストーン Kingu Sutōn, Voice): (大宮 悌二 Ōmiya Teiji)
- (ナレーター Narētā): (政宗 一成 Masamune Issei)
Suit actors
- //: (岡元 次郎 Okamoto Jirō)
- //: (岩田 時男 Iwata Tokio)
- : (菊地 寿幸 Kikuchi Toshiyuki)
- – Toshimichi Takahashi
- : (藤木 義勝 Fujiki Yoshikatsu)
- : (北村 隆幸 Kitamura Takayuki)
- : (渡辺実 Watanabe Minoru)
Songs
- Opening theme
- “” (仮面ライダーBLACK RX Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu)
- Lyrics:
- Composition & Arrangement:
- Artist:
- Ending theme
- “” (誰かが君を愛してる “Someone Loves You”)
- Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
- Composition:
- Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura
- Artist:
Other Songs
- “” (運命の戦士 “Soldier of Destiny”)
- Lyrics:
- Composition:
- Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
- Artist:
- “” (戦場のライダー RX “Soldier of the battlefield RX”)
- Composition:
- Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
- Artist:
- “” (光の戦士 “Soldier of Light”)
- Lyricist:
- Composer: Kawamura Eiji
- Singer:
- “” (激進 RX “Dash! RX”)
- Lyrics:
- Composition:
- Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
- Artist:
- “” (バトル Oh! RX “Battle Oh! RX”)
- Lyrics:
- Composition:
- Arranger: Ishida Katsunori
- Artist:
- “” (永遠のために君のために “For Eternity And For You”)
- Lyrics:
- Composition:
- Arranger: Katsunori Ishida
- Artist:
External links
- at
- at
- – Shotaro Ishinomori with Official Website