The white guy's Tom Constantine, one of the tokusatsu network editors who's been around in the fandom forever. He's had some small roles in Rider/Sentai (and has maybe done some stunt acting for Power Rangers?) but this is his first credited role in Rider/Sentai.
That is Time Fire?
Neat. Not bad for a Japanese TV genre that focuses on boys and moms.
Mmmm.... would you put them above or below the fantastic Black Satan Soldier bunnymen?
First on the official Japanese Kamen Rider series, but not THE first.
Previously, in the American adaptation of Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, we got Kamen Rider Camo:
Now that was in 2009, but there was also one before that too!
In 2004, there was the Kamen Rider 555 stage show, Kamen Rider 555 Stage: Ultimate Battle, Kamen Rider Super Decisive Battle.
In it, the man pictured here, identified character-wise only as "A Member of Smart-Brain" became Dark Rider!
But really glad it happened in the official series now!
Yup! My only sadness is I've been unable to find any info about the actor himself. No name or other work. But at least we have pictures!
I thought Black Sun was generally excellent. It strikes a good balance of being serious/"cool" and embracing the campy concepts of people in rubber masks. The fanservice elements are an amazing slow burn. And the series goes surprisingly really fucking hard on social issues like race etc, the villains are pretty much Abe and the LDP. The fact that it's outside talent on the production rather than the usual suspects also lets it breathe with a strong production vibe, as opposed to clearly trying to punch above its weight and comfort zone as was the case with Amazons.
It would be a call back to this move
