Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990)

Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made him 'the chosen one' to do battle with 'the evil one'. He is also out to do good deeds ... See full summary »

Directors:

Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Lloyd Kaufman (screenplay), Andrew Osborne (screenplay),

Stars:

Rick Gianasi, Susan Byun, Bill Weeden

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rick Gianasi	...	Harry Griswold / Sgt. Kabukiman
Susan Byun	...	Lotus
Bill Weeden	...	Reginald Stuart
Thomas Crnkovich	...	Rembrandt
Larry Robinson	...	Rev. Snipes
Noble Lee Lester	...	Capt. Bender
Brick Bronsky	...	Jughead
Pamela Alster	...	Connie LaRosa
Shaler McClure	...	Felicia
Jeff Wineshmutz	...	Hernandez
Joe Fleishaker	...	Josephs
Fumio Furuya	...	Sato
Masahiro Yamaguchi	...	Ichiro
Traci Mann	...	Ichiro's Wife
The Blonde Fox	...	Waitress

Storyline

Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made him 'the chosen one' to do battle with 'the evil one'. He is also out to do good deeds and fight crime in the name of the law. The only problem is that a number of corrupt people in the community and their henchmen want him dead so that they can gain power when 'the evil one' come to take over the world. Sgt. Kabukiman must use his special superpowers to outsmart and out-fight the bad guys.

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Plot Keywords:

nypd | kabuki | satire | child murder | slapstick comedy | 

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Taglines:

Fatal Sushi ... Lethal Chopsticks .. And As American As Apple Pie!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1991 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kabukiman

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Namco Tales Studio Ltd., GAGA, Troma Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

No one was interested in showing the film in the US until around 1996, around when Tromeo and Juliet was released. This caused confusion as to which movie borrowed the car crash.

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Goofs

When Lotus and Kabukiman fall from the edge of the building and "fly" back up past the villains, the wires attached to their costumes hoisting them up are clearly visible.

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Quotes

Reginald Stuart: It has begun! My time has come!

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Crazy Credits

See-saw Grip: I.M. Fulcram

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Connections

Edited into Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Un Bel Di Vidremo"
Performed by the Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra
Soprano: Bruna Rizzoli
Conductor: Napoleone Annovazzi
From the library of the Southern Library of Recorded Music, Los Angeles, California

User Reviews

Quite, quite brilliant

I was very surprised by this flick.

The first Troma flick I saw was Terror Firmer, which was just wall to wall sex and violence. Not that that's a bad thing.

With Kabukiman, however, the sex and gore is reduced considerably, and a lot of the humour is quite witty ("Nice dissolve, huh?"), with only a bit of gratuitous nudity(If it wasn't for the attempted rape bit this film could've got away with a 12 rating) and cartoon violence. I really enjoyed this movie, and it definitely makes my all time favourite list.