Zeiramu (1991)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Keita Amemiya

Writers:

Keita Amemiya (writer)
Steve Kramer (English version)

Release Date:

May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Sci-Fi that Reaches Out and Grabs You!

Plot:

Bounty hunters Iria and Bob travel to Earth to capture an escaped bio-engineered fighting machine called Zeiramu.

Plot Keywords:

Virtual Reality | Biological Weapon | Monster | Surrealism | Avant Garde

Cast

Yûko Moriyama	...	Iria
Kunihiro Ida	...	Teppei
Yukijirô Hotaru	...	Kamiya
Masakazu Handa	...	Bob (voice)
Mizuho Yoshida	...	Zeiramu
Yukitomo Tochino	...	Murata
Riko Kurenai	...	Momonga no Mama
Naomi Enami	...	Electronic Store Manager
Mayumi Aguni	...	Liliput
Masakazu Katsura	...	Passerby
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Axelrod	...	(voice)
Steve Bulen	...	(voice)
Juliana Donald	...	(voice)
Steve Kramer	...	(voice: English version)
Edie Mirman	...	(voice)
Jeff Winkless	...	(voice)

Also Known As:

Zeiram
Zeram

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:18A | Germany:18 | UK:18

Company:

GAGA Communications

Movie Connections:

Followed by Zeiramu 2 (1994)

A visually dazzling sci-fi spectacle

A visually stunning film full of extravagant monsters and dazzling special effects. Director Keita Amemiya definitely has a flair for this kind of stylistic filmmaking and the film looks great, although the pacing could be tightened up a bit. What sets the film apart from so many others is the conviction and no-nonsense portrayal of the main character (Iria) by actress Yuko Moriyama. She offsets the otherwise campy tone of the film and lends it some credibility. Worth checking out if you're interested in a fun no-brainer sci-fi adventure stocked with girls, guns, gadgets, and monsters.