Zeiramu 2 (1994)

Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. When a second Zeiram unit shows up and goes berserk, it takes all of Iria's resources to survive a ... See full summary »

Director:

Keita Amemiya

Writer:

Hajime Matsumoto

Stars:

Mitsuo Abe, Bob Bobson, Francis Cherry

Cast

Credited cast:
Mitsuo Abe	...	Hagi
Bob Bobson	...	Gaskmask Man, Various Bad Guys (voice)
Francis Cherry	...	Caveman, Various Bad Guys (voice)
Makio Hiraiwa
Shuta Hiromoto	...	Shaman, Various Bad Guys (voice)
Yukijirô Hotaru	...	Kamiya
Kunihiro Ida	...	Teppei
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Bob
Steve Kramer	...	Store Manager, Shop Keeper, Thug B (voice)
Bin Kurihara	...	Kanute
Wendee Lee	...	Iria (voice)
Monique Lindsley	...	Bandit Girl, Sniper Woman A (voice)
Dave Mallow	...	Bob (voice)
Michael McConnohie	...	Kamiya (voice)
Yûko Moriyama	...	Iria

Storyline

Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. When a second Zeiram unit shows up and goes berserk, it takes all of Iria's resources to survive a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the fearsome space creature.

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Plot Keywords:

violence | sequel | explosion | monster

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

17 December 1994 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Zeiram 2

Filming Locations:

Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Final Fantasy VII (1997)

User Reviews

I got what I expected, and was sad that was all I got.

As young as I was when I saw this movie, it still felt claustrophobicly cheap. I don't recall if I had seen Dark Hero Guyver before or after this one, but in terms of concept, pace, choreography, and effects, I was much more impressed by the latter. I do remember feeling there was something memorable about the way Irya fought the Zeiram in their first combat, but as rich as the costumes and characters were, they were wasted. Robert Rodriguez' Desperado is less random in killing away potentially interesting characters. Zeiram 2 does not waste time in reducing the principal characters involved to Irya and the Zeiram. The movie is all about Irya's character. Ironically, she was all I was interested in when I saw her on the cover of the videotape--in the end, the movie basically delivered all that I wanted, and I was sad I didn't wish for more.