Roboman Hakaider (1995)
"Jinzô ningen Hakaidâ" (original title)

The popular villain/antihero from the classic "Kikaider" TV series stars in his own movie, as a dark defender in a post-apocalyptic future.

Director:

Keita Amemiya

Writers:

Shôtarô Ishinomori (story), Yoshinori Kitase

Stars:

Mai Hosho, Stephen Apostolina, Lough Armid

Cast

Credited cast:
Mai Hosho	...	Kaoru
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Apostolina	...	(voice) (as Jim Taggert)
Lough Armid
Naoki Aso
Bob Buchholz	...	Michael (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Richard Epcar	...	Hakaider (voice)
Yu Hachinohe
Yasuaki Honda	...	King Girjev
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Mikhail (voice)
Masaya Katô
Ami Kawai
Toshiyuki Kikuchi	...	Mikhail
Yuji Kishimoto	...	Hakaider
Eddy Lawrence

Storyline

In the distant future, war and peace walk side by side in the pseudo-utopian place called Jesus Town (formerly Jerusalem), ruled by a handsome, yet cruel seraphim named Girjev and his android companion, Mikhail, long for total peace. Sealed far from civilization a long time ago is an android, code named Hakaider. Since his memory is rusty, he does not know his true purpose. After his fight with Jesus Town bikers, Kaoru and her band of rebel find him. He goes insane yet again and starts to whip the rebels one by one, only to have them killed by more of Girjev's troops, all except Kaoru. Hakaider then regains his memory, thanks to Kaoru, whom he starts taking a liking to and promises to free Jesus Town from Girjev and Mikhail.

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Plot Keywords:

android | biker | mad scientist | angel | violence | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

25 April 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Roboman Hakaider

Company Credits

Production Co:

Graphical Corporation Crowd Inc., Toei Company

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Kikaida: Android of Justice (1972)

User Reviews

After an intriguing start, this one becomes a real bore

Ok, I was intrigued by this movie. It just had a cool look, a very manga-esque feel. I really thought there would evolve something special out of this. But it didn't. Actually it became more boring every minute until I thought I'm watching a real crap fest. The visual tricks just don't do it for 80 minutes. And apart from those visuals, there's not anything good to find here.

The music and the topic remind one of "Terminator 2". There's also a little "Mad Max 2" and "Spawn" added for good measure. The sets look very cheap, the acting gets worse once the movie progresses (that asexual king is really embarrassing!) and the pacing is sleep inducing. A little blood helps sustain some interest, but not much. And those dream sequences are way too long and way too empty. All in all, I'd give it a

Rating: 3/10