Supêsutoraberâzu (2000)

Director:

Katsuyuki Motohiro

Writers:

Magy (based on a story by), Yoshikazu Okada

Stars:

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Eri Fukatsu, Masanobu Andô

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takeshi Kaneshiro	...	Nishiyama ("Hayabusa Jetter")
Eri Fukatsu	...	Midori ("Irene Bear")
Masanobu Andô	...	Makoto Fujimoto ("Black Cat")
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi	...	Takamura ("Dragon Attack")
Sawa Suzuki	...	Kimiko Fukaura ("Gold Papillon")
Masahiro Kômoto	...	Takahiro Shimizu ("Karl Hendrix")
Teruo Takeno	...	Shintaro Kurasawa ("Electric Sunny")
Kô Takasugi	...	SAT Taicho
Shigemitsu Ogi	...	SIT Taicho
Isao Nonaka	...	Det. Arai
Yôzaburô Itô	...	Det. Nishikawa
Seiko Takada	...	Band manager
Toshio Kakei	...	Koichi Fukaura ("Hoi")
Jovijova	...	J-Six Babys
Chikara Ishikura	...	J-Six Babys

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bomb | bank robber | stockholm syndrome | paradise | satire | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

8 April 2000 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Space Travelers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network, Robot, Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sudo: [answers call] Hello! Hayabusa-Jetter?
Nishiyama: Yes, that's who I am. Let me introduce our comrades.
[hands phone to Midori]
Midori: I'm Irene Bear. Don't think my beauty stops me from being really bad.
[gives phone to Shintaro]
Shintaro Kurasawa: I'm Electric Sunny. Be careful of the traps I've laid for you, hahaha.
Shimizu: [nervous] My name is Carl Hendrix. Our plan is foolproof!
Kimiko Fukaura: Hi, Gold Papillon here, darling. My alias is Sexy Dynamite.
Fujimoto: [in the background] Don't make stuff up!
Kimiko Fukaura: [continues] How'd you like to feel my sexy punch?
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Crazy Credits

At the end of the movie, the URL http://www.space-travelers.com appears on the screen along with the password PARADISE.

User Reviews

It really plays around with your emotion

I can't believe how I've been refraining myself from watching this movie the first time I'd heard of it. From the title 'Space Travelers', I thought that it's going to be somewhat a science fiction movie. But it turned out that it had nothing to do with space...or traveling through it!

I rent this movie from a rental nearby. I rented it just because it's a Japanese movie, yes...I'm a Japan freak...nevertheless, I was the most reluctant to watch this movie, aside from my other rented titles at the time. But from the moment I started to get into the picture, I couldn't get my eyes off the TV set not for once. The comedy is really great, the pacing is great also and not to mention the ending. Although many would say that the ending sucked...but I really liked it. It really serves up to the Japanese melodramatic spirit, if you know what I mean. If you pay attention, most of Japanese drama's ended in a very unsuspected yet realistic way.

Anyhow, this movie really deserves the credit for being able to capture one's emotions and drag the audiences' feelings to it. Although you've never robbed a bank (or ever will), you're still able to relate with the characters in the movies, their dreams, their desire of doing something really meaningful, even in the most absurd ways. I'd give this movie 5 out of 5 stars! ^_^