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Rating: 5.5 stars

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Japan cyborg murder night club

All movies seen on 01/18/2014

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Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla (1991)

Directed by Tomo'o Haraguchi

Science Fiction | Horror

Overview

During World War II, the Japanese military established a secret underground laboratory in Tokyo. Three Olympic-level athletes were selected to undergo a process that would turn them into Jinra-go, superhuman armored soldiers. By March 1945, one of the soldiers had been completely transformed into the half man/half machine ultimate soldier called Mikadroid. But American B-29s firebomb the city and, while the two super soldiers manage to escape, Mikadroid and the lab are apparently destroyed. 45 years pass, Tokyo is rebuilt, and old secrets are forgotten. The site is now home to a complex that includes the Discoclub Layla. The disco’s patrons dance late into the night, unaware that a faulty basement generator has reactivated Mikadroid and the cyborg now prowls the basement levels, killing anyone in its path…

Length 73 minutes

Actors

Hiroshi Atsumi | Yoriko Dôguchi | Kenji Hayami | 'Hurricane Ryu' Hariken | Takuya Tsuda | Masako Takeda | Yuki Yoshida | Masatō Ibu | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Kaizô Hayashi | Makoto Tezuka | Sandayuu Dokumamushi | Koei Mitsumasu | Leo Morimoto | Kenichirou Sagaki | Eve Masatoh | 'Little Man' Machan | Kimihide Mitsumasu

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Had high hopes for this flick which ushered in Toho’s move into DTV cinema via Cineback. The synopsis sounds great: half man/half robot super soldier reawakens 45 years after WWII and goes on a killing spree in a parking garage below a disco. Two other non-roboticized super soldiers attempt to take down the cyborg killing machine.

Some nice effects including miniatures that I didn’t know were miniatures almost make up for the rather dull pacing and story plodding. But for an exploitation flick there’s just not enough of it to making it entertaining. A few flourishes are pretty sweet and comical yet the execution brings it down. Still not a bad outing for these first time filmmakers. Could’ve been something really special in better hands.

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