Movielogr
Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995)
Directed by Keita Amemiya
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Overview
In a desolate future ruled by a totalitarian city-state known as Jesus Town, a leather-clad motorcyclist cyborg awakens from imprisonment to wage war against a regime that preaches peace through control.
Length 77 minutes
Actors
Yuji Kishimoto | Mai Hosho | Hiroshi Matsumoto | Yasuaki Honda | Toshiyuki Kikuchi | Kazuhiko Inoue | Satoshi Kurihara | Ami Kawai | Kiyohiko Inoue | Andy Smith | Eddie Lawrence | Rauf Ahmed | Toshimichi Takahashi | Ed Sardi | Riichi Seike | Makoto Yokoyama | Akira Ohashi | Kazuhiro yokoyama | Mitsuo Abe | Shohei Shibata | Yukijiro Hotaru
Viewing History (seen 3 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14/2021 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 7 stars |
| 10/31/2015 | Movie Screen | DVD | Theater | 6.5 stars |
| 06/06/2014 | TV | DVD | Library | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Decided to watch this again since it was included in DKU’s two day Keita Amemiya event for October. I’ve skipped it in the past since I’ve seen it before but a few weeks ago I watch the final act on Midnight Pulp and it got me wanting to see the whole movie again. Apparently it’s been six years since I last watched it, which was at the first TR marathon at the Prop Theatre.
I really dig this movie and all of Amemiya’s crazy practical FX and suit designs. It cracks me up that is sometime in a post-apocalypse future but the stormtroopers show up with a conversion van to fight Hakaider and the rebels. I feel like I own this one on DVD or VHS but this really needs a restored release on Blu (along w/Amemiya’s other films).
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