Kamen Rider Black
| Kamen Rider Black | |
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| Also known as | Masked Rider Black Black Kamen Rider |
| Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Science fiction Action/Adventure Dark Fantasy Drama Conspiracy |
| Created by | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Based on | Have You Seen The Kamen Rider?! by Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Written by | Shōzō Uehara (1-12) Noboru Sugimura (13-51) |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kobayashi |
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| Narrated by | Kiyoshi Kobayashi Issei Masamune |
| Music by | Eiji Kawamura |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
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| Running time | 20–25 minutes |
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| Network | JNN (MBS, TBS) |
| Release | October 4, 1987 – October 9, 1988 |
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Kamen Rider Black (仮面ライダーBLACK, Kamen Raidā Burakku) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero-drama television series. It is the eighth installment in the Kamen Rider series and a co-production between Mainichi Broadcasting System and Toei. The series aired on all Japan News Network affiliates from October 4, 1987, to October 9, 1988. For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as Masked Rider Black.
The series has spawned a manga adaptation that ran in Shōnen Sunday during its broadcast; a direct sequel, Kamen Rider Black RX, in 1988; and a reboot, Kamen Rider Black Sun, in 2022.