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Iron Armored Machine Mikazuki (2000)
Directed by Yoshinori Kitase, Keita Amemiya
Overview
MIKAZUKI (2000) is a live-action TV miniseries in six parts from the creative mind of Keita Amemiya, the Japanese writer-director responsible for MOON OVER TAO, HAKAIDER, ZEIRAM, KAMEN RIDER ZO, KAMEN RIDER J, and “Zyurangers” (the source of the action footage for the first season of “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”). It’s a mesmerizing sci-fi fantasy set in contemporary Tokyo and involves a ten-year-old boy named Kazeo in a swirl of events involving ancient robots, giant monsters, a super-secret government agency and, to top it off, a giant slice of watermelon (with a “K” for Kazeo carved into it) hovering over Tokyo.