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

Directors:

Michael Herz
Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Lloyd Kaufman (screenplay) and
Andrew Osborne (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

March 1991 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made...

Plot Keywords:

Nypd | Kabuki | Corrupt Businessman | Gross Out Comedy | Cult Favorite

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-12 (1994) | Germany:18 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:PG-13 | USA:Unrated (director's cut)

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Namco Tales Studio Ltd.

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Griswald and Lotus are talking with The Statue of Liberty in the background, the microphone falls into the shot from the top of the screen.

Quotes:

Jughead: Who are you?
Sergeant Kabukiman: [looks into camera, then back at Jughead] I'm Kabukiman.
[reference to the 1989 version of Batman]

Movie Connections:

Edited into Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)

Soundtrack:

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. Theme Song

Kabuki-man san!!!

Harry Griswold is a clumsy New York cop who one night decides to go to the theater and watch Kabuki. Suddenly guys with machineguns start shooting at the actors on stage and kills the oldest Kabuki-actor.

Harry draws his gun and shield and start shooting at them. When he gets up on the stage, the dying elder Kabuki-actor grabs him and gives him a sloppy kiss. When he does that, he transfers the old Kabuki-spirit to Harry. This is where his problems begin. The old mans daughter, Lotus must now teach him to master his Kabuki-powers to stop the evil one from ruling the earth.

This is the best Troma-movie that I have ever seen. Lloyd Kaufman is one of the coolest directors ever. Funny, violent and silly. It's full of make-up, kimonos, blood, worms and crazy villains. It also has a funny soundtrack. I saw it on the new DVD-release which has a lot of extra features.

If you love Troma-movies you will love this one. I give it a 10/10.