Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Demon Island!

1988 0h 24m JA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 14

Science FictionActionAdventure

Synopsis

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Originally known simply as Kamen Rider Black during its theatrical release. Children all over Tokyo mysteriously disappear without warning. Kotaro suspects that the Gorgom are behind the abductions and follows a suspicious-looking tour bus with children on it, only to lose its trail off a cliff. With the help of a fisherman, Kotaro travels to a remote island and uses his abilities as Kamen Rider Black to save the children and foil Gorgom's latest evil scheme.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tetsuo Kurata
Kohtaro Minami / Kamen Rider Black
Akemi Inoue
Kyoko Akizuki
Moyu Taguchi
Katsumi Kida
Shotaro Ishinomori
Fisherman
Jun Yoshida
Bilgenia
Hirokazu Shoji
Darom
Toshimichi Takahashi
Baraom
Hitomi Yoshii
Bishum

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michio Konishi
Writers: Shozo Uehara, Shotaro Ishinomori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Kamen Rider Black Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michio Konishi, shot by Fumio Matsumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eiji Kawamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Junkichi Sugano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tetsuo Kurata and Akemi Inoue and Moyu Taguchi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0156668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michio Konishi directs. Fumio Matsumura behind the camera. Eiji Kawamura scores. Junkichi Sugano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Kamen Rider Black Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Michio Konishi, shot by Fumio Matsumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Eiji Kawamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Junkichi Sugano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tetsuo Kurata and Akemi Inoue and Moyu Taguchi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0156668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.