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The Skull Soldier (1992)
Directed by Masaki Kyomoto
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Overview
Narumi, a man out for revenge with the powers he received and a bit of help from the one who saved his life, he creates the persona of Skull Soldier and attempts to discover who really killed his sister.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Masaki Kyômoto | Kenji Ushio | Hirotaro Honda | Yuriko Hamada | Guts Ishimatsu | Chisato Shigeta | Hiroyuki Nagato | Susumu Kurobe | Kensaku Morita | Knock Yokoyama | Yoshizo Kaneko | Sakae Umezu | Rikiya Yasuoka | Mitsunobu Kaneko | Yoshirô Kitamachi | Ai Saotome | Dump Matsumoto | Shunya Wazaki
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/2024 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Second feature in the Tokusatsu Night at the movies on DKUTV. And another I have not seen before tonight (previous film was 8 Man). And another film with so much squandered potential. Soon as the Skull Soldier appears I knew Keita Amemiya had to be responsible for that design; I was right.
This, like some of Amemiya’s other works, is geared toward adults. It opens with a woman taking a shower followed by an explicit sex scene. There’s some graphic violence sprinkled in the film as well. Biggest issue is that the movie wants to be R-rated but only flirts with it instead of leaning into it and going crazy violent. Skull Soldier should’ve been tearing dudes in half.
Also there’s some weird tonal shifts with a few comedic scenes which are bizarre. The sad elevator jazz score doesn’t help. The upbeat saxophone romcom score is worse. Neither fit this movie and ruin it. Just give me the skull soldier slaughtering dudes getting his revenge.
I wouldn’t bother revisiting either of these films but I’m glad to see them. Definitely an odd piece of early nineties tokusatsu cinema.
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