# Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022)

> A young rights activist and a masked hero candidate for the next Creation King confront a half-century-old coexistence between humans and kaijins that is riddled with prejudice and hidden power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/112185

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 44 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: action, science fiction, drama
- Network: Prime Video
- Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tomoya Nakamura, Aoi Nakamura, Kokoro Hirasawa, Takahiro Miura, Yoh Yoshida, Baijaku Nakamura, Gaku Hamada
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14377480/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Tone: grim, visceral, morally troubled, tense

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with viewers appreciating the bold superhero reimagining and its darker political undercurrents while finding parts of the story uneven.

## Synopsis

Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022) is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero miniseries produced by Toei and released on Prime Video. Set in 2022, half a century after the government declared that humans and kaijins would coexist, the ten-episode run follows young human rights activist Aoi Izumi (Kokoro Hirasawa), who campaigns against discrimination and meets Kotaro Minami (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a man known as Black Sun and a candidate for the next Creation King. Their paths pull them into a world where kaijin monsters and cyborgs collide with a secret organization and rival powers. Nobuhiko Akizuki (Tomoya Nakamura), who becomes Kamen Rider Shadowmoon, complicates every alliance. The engine is a hero's quest to define justice in a society where the line between good and evil is contested, with each episode pairing action set pieces with political maneuvering. The show is a single continuing season with a darker, more adult register than typical Kamen Rider fare, and its tone is grim, visceral, and morally troubled. Fans of Watchmen, The Boys and Kamen Rider Amazons will find resonance in its grounded politics and bleak take on the superhero myth.

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