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Gunhed ()

Ganheddo (original title)
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In a cyberpunk future, Kyron-5 supercomputer attempts to exterminate the human race, but Gunhed mechs stop it. In 2038, five thieves break into a condemned island facility to steal Kyron's dead CPU. The place turns out to be a deathtrap.
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Brooklyn
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Texas Air Ranger Sgt. Nim
James Brewster Thompson ...
Barabbas
Aya Enjôji ...
Bebe
Eugene Harada ...
Seven
Kaori Mizushima ...
Eleven
Yôsuke Saitô ...
Boxer
Doll Nguyen ...
Boomerang
Jay Kabira ...
Bombbay
Randy Reyes ...
Gunhed (voice)
Mickey Curtis ...
Bansho
Michael Yancy ...
Narrator

Directed by

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Masato Harada

Written by

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James Bannon ... (writer)
 
Masato Harada ... (writer)
 
Hiroshi Kashiwabara ... (associate writer) (uncredited)
 
Shin'ichi Sekizawa ... (story "Godzilla Legend: The Asuka Fortress") (uncredited)

Produced by

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Yoshishige Shimatani ... producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka ... executive producer
Tetsuhisa Yamada ... producer
Eiji Yamaura ... executive producer

Music by

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Toshiyuki Honda

Cinematography by

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Jun'ichi Fujisawa ... (as Junichi Fujisawa)

Editing by

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Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Editorial Department

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Chie Aoki ... negative cutter
Miho Itoga ... assistant editor
Masaharu Oomi ... color timer
Sae Tôjima ... assistant editor (as Sae Tojima)

Art Direction by

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Fumio Ogawa

Set Decoration by

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Kazo Suzuki

Costume Design by

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Tokito Yoshida

Makeup Department

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Midori Konuma ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hideyuki Inoue ... first assistant director
Hiroshi Kubo ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Yoshiki Kasahara ... set dresser
Akio Tashiro ... property master
Shiushin Tonshiyo ... assistant art director

Sound Department

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Teiichi Saitô ... sound recordist

Special Effects by

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Heizo Kamoshida ... special effects set dresser
Yachiyo Kato ... special effects script girl
Kôichi Kawakita ... director of special effects
Kiyotaka Matsumoto ... assistant director of special effects
Osamu Nakamura ... special effects production assistant
Yasuo Nomora ... special effects set decorator
Kazusuke Takasu ... special effects
Yuji Terai ... assistant art director of special effects
Noboru Watanabe ... special effects
Noyuki Yoshimara ... special effects art designer
Yutaka Zeshi ... special effects unit production manager
Tetsuzô Ôsawa ... special effects art designer

Visual Effects by

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Keita Amemiya ... effects animator
Kenichi Eguchi ... special effects camera operator
Mitsuharu Haibara ... motion control
Masaaki Hiraoka ... optical effects
Sadanori Iraba ... motion control
Mitsuaki Ishida ... effects animator
Yuji Kaida ... matte painting artist
Shuji Kakuma ... matte painting artist
Moriaki Kaminatsu ... modelling
Yukio Kaneko ... matte painting artist
Kazumi Kawagoshi ... special effects lighting assistant
Tsudo Kobo ... special visual effects
Nobuaki Koga ... matte painting artist
Hiroshi Matsashima ... matte painting artist
Masashi Nakamura ... optical effects
Masaharu Ogawa ... modelling
Fujio Ookawa ... special effects camera assistant
Takeo Ootsuka ... computer graphics
Kaoru Saitô ... special effects lighting technician
Masaharu Sekiguchi ... optical effects
Tsuneo Tanaami ... special effects lighting equipment
Yutaka Tsuchiya ... computer graphics

Stunts

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Yasuyoshi Katori ... assistant special effects stuntman
Koji Matsumoto ... special effects stunt man

Camera and Electrical Department

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Hideo Inagaki ... electrician
Yoshinori Iwatsuki ... still photographer
Takeshi Kurikawa ... lighting technician
Takashi Nakao ... still photographer
Toshimitsu Ooneda ... special photography
Riyuji Wakiya ... camera operator
Tatsuo Watanabe ... lighting assistant

Animation Department

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Shôji Kawamori ... mechanical designer
Tatsuya Masuzawa ... animation supervisor
Teruo Tsuda ... animation supervisor

Casting Department

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Tadao Tanaka ... casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Keisuke Chiyoda ... wardrobe supervisor

Music Department

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Kyoto Isho ... music publishing
Masao Iwase ... executive music producer
Hiroshi Kajiwara ... music producer
Tatsuo Oobu ... music producer
Yurika Shimada ... music publishing
Takayuki Hijikata ... musician (uncredited) (Guitars)
Toshiyuki Honda ... music arranger (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Keiji Toriyama ... score synth programmer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Yoshiko Hamada ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Matsuo Aizawa ... video effects
Kôhei Fukuhara ... laser cinema
Kon Ichibashi ... production assistant
Nobubo Ishida ... video effects
Yasushi Iwata ... assistant technical effects
Hiromichi Izumi ... arms advisor
Shizuo Kurahashi ... effects technician
Mitsuo Miyagawa ... special machine
Kazuo Miyauchi ... recording assistant
Yasuo Nishi ... production assistant
Sho Ogawa ... production assistant
Tadaaki Oode ... equipment caretaker
Kazuhiko Seta ... production assistant (as Kazuhiko Seda)
Hisayoshi Takueda ... arms instructor
Tadaaki Watanabe ... technical effects
Hiroshi Yonoguchi ... production coordinator
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In a cyberpunk future, Kyron-5 supercomputer attempts to exterminate the human race, but Gunhed mechs stop it. In 2038, five thieves break into a condemned island facility to steal Kyron's dead CPU. The place turns out to be a deathtrap. Brooklyn's smuggling companions are slaughtered, sometimes violently, one by one as they wantonly defy the security systems of the Kyron-5. Babe falls into a vat of green liquid and becomes a cybernetic antagonist. Brooklyn is placed under arrest by Sergeant Nim, who suggests they follow surviving children Seven and Eleven. The Kyron-5 declared war on humanity, and killed most of those living on the island. Brooklyn, a mechanic, must overcome his fear of cockpits and command the Gun UNit/Heavy Elimination Device to the heart of the Kyron-5. Written by Scott Hutchins

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Taglines 2038. Computer domination is a reality - Gunhed - man's last defence in the great robot war See more »
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Also Known As
  • ガンヘッド (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Gunhed (Canada, English title)
  • Gunhed (World-wide, English title)
  • Gunhed (United States)
  • Gunhead (United States)
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  • 100 min
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Trivia The concept for the film came from a story contest that Toho held in 1986, which was to decide on the narrative for the next installment in the Godzilla series. Jim Bannon was the contestant who was noted for his Godzilla 2 script, which had Godzilla facing off against a giant computer, but was beat out by Shinichiro Kobayashi with his early draft for Godzilla vs. Biollante. However, Toho didn't scrap Bannon's second place entry, but instead had Masato Harada heavily rework the idea, removing Godzilla and other elements from the film, until they were left with the final product: the infamous Gunhed. See more »
Goofs In the opening of the bandit crew flying in the Mary Ann toward the island 8JO, Bebe announces the name of the island they're flying to; in this shot, the camera pans over to Brooklyn who has the lip of his turtleneck below his chin. In the next shot, a close-up of Brooklyn's face, he's pulling the lip of his turtleneck down from over his mouth to his chin. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Front Line Assembly: Mindphaser (1992). See more »
Soundtracks Theme Song for GUNHED See more »
Quotes Gunhed: Odds don't mean anything when humans want something bad enough.
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