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8 Man - For All Lonely Nights (1992)
Directed by Yasuhiro Horiuchi
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After Tokyo police officer Yokoda is killed in the line of duty, his chief decides give Yokoda’s body to Dr. Tani for use in a secret scientific experiment: Yokoda’s brain will be transplanted into a super-powered robot body, making him into an unstoppable policeman of the future. The supercop develops problems, however, when he begins to remember his human past. Then there is the matter of Dr. Tani’s other cyborg, who has become a super-powered homicidal maniac.
Length 83 minutes
Actors
Kai Shishido | Etsushi Takahashi | Sachiko Ayase | Jô Shishido | Osamu Ohtomo | Tadao Nakamaru | Daisuke Shima | Toshihide Wakamatsu | Mickey Curtis
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/2024 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This is not good but not the 32 percent on TMDb. Not sure when the original 8 Man appeared but I’m guessing before RoboCop? This origin story is riff on RoboCop. he’s a confused good guy robot that has to fight his evil brother robot.
Had they just stuck to action as seen in the animated tv show this could’ve been pretty good. Instead it’s a lot melodramatic nonsense. Also it was dubbed but didn’t really bother me bc I recognized the voice cast (English version produced by Carl Macek so there you go).
Wildest thing is Jo Shishido is the inventor father (so maybe this also borrows from Astro Boy) but I didn’t recognize him until the very end! :( it was a murky transfer and it is that kind of early darkly lit Japanese tokusatsu production.
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