Series synopsis
Kamen Rider Black Sun, also known as 仮面ライダーBLACK SUN is a Japanese action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Prime Video on October 28, 2022. It ended on October 28, 2022. It stars Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tomoya Nakamura, Aoi Nakamura and Kokoro Hirasawa.
The year is 2022. It is an era of chaos, half a century after the government announced the coexistence of humans and kaijins. Aoi Izumi, a young human rights activist calling for the elimination of discrimination, meets a man named Kotaro Minami, the one called "Black Sun," who is a candidate for the next Creation King.
Premise
The year is 2022. It is an era of chaos, half a century after the government announced the coexistence of humans and kaijins. Aoi Izumi, a young human rights activist calling for the elimination of discrimination, meets a man named Kotaro Minami, the one called "Black Sun," who is a candidate for the next Creation King.
Premise: What is evil? Who is evil?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Kotaro Minami/Kamen Rider Black Sun
- Tomoya Nakamura as Nobuhiko Akizuki/Kamen Rider Shadowmoon
- Aoi Nakamura as Young Kotaro Minami
- Kokoro Hirasawa as Aoi Izumi
- Takahiro Miura as Bilgenia
- Yoh Yoshida as Bishium
- Baijaku Nakamura as Darom
- Gaku Hamada as Whale Kaijin
Supporting cast
- Takuma Otoo as Bat Kaijin
- Lou Oshiba as Shinichi Donami
- Pretty Ota as Baraom
- Oshirō Maeda as Young Shinichi Donami
- Daisuke Kuroda as Flea Kaijin
- Toshinori Omi as Isao Nimura
- Minori Terada as Secretary-General
- Hiroki Konno as Wataru Igaki
- Fusako Urabe as Izumi Misaki
- Haruka Imou as Yukari Shinjo
Guest cast
- Miwako Kakei as Monster Anemone
- Issei Okihara as Monster Spider
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 28, 2022 | October 28, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sacred stones are implanted in the bodies of two boys. Decades later, the world is divided. There are those who want to eliminate the "kaijin" and those who want to coexist with them. In the midst of this, there is a man, Kotaro Minami who’s somewhat a recluse. A young activist, Aoi Izumi wants to change the divided world. When Aoi and Kotaro meet, the time which had stopped begins to move again… |
October 28, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Prime minister Shinichi Dounami wields his power, as he lines his pockets through the kaijin business, taking advantage of the needy and minorities. The Gorgom Party, a political party linked to Dounami, sends an assassin to Kotaro with an order to recover the Kingstone. Nobuhiko takes action, but what is his true purpose? |
October 28, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 After the attack, Aoi and Kotaro find themselves in a strange relationship. Meanwhile, Bilgenia, who had obtained video evidence from Kawamoto, the wanted man doesn’t tell Dounami about it. In the midst of all this, the protest that Aoi participates in develops into violent clashes and chaos. Then suddenly Nobuhiko Akizuki appears, insisting on the rights of the kaijins and rousing them to action. |
October 28, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 28, 2022 |
| Last aired | October 28, 2022 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | ended |