Zeiramu (1991)

Bounty hunters Iria and Bob travel to Earth to capture an escaped bio-engineered fighting machine called Zeiramu.

Director:

Keita Amemiya

Writers:

Keita Amemiya, Steve Kramer (English version)

Stars:

Yûko Moriyama, Kunihiro Ida, Yukijirô Hotaru

Cast

Credited cast:
Yûko Moriyama	...	Iria
Kunihiro Ida	...	Teppei
Yukijirô Hotaru	...	Kamiya
Masakazu Handa	...	Bob (voice)
Mizuho Yoshida	...	Zeiramu
Yukitomo Tochino	...	Murata
Riko Kurenai	...	Momonga no Mama
Naomi Enami	...	Electronic Store Manager
Mayumi Aguni	...	Liliput
Masakazu Katsura	...	Passerby
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Axelrod	...	Kamiya (voice)
Steve Bulen	...	Teppei (voice)
Juliana Donald	...	Bartender (voice)
Steve Kramer	...	Murata (voice)
Edie Mirman	...	Iria (voice)

Storyline

Teppei and Kamiya, two average joes working in the electronic services industry, stumble upon the intergalactic bounty-hunter Ilia, and her partner, the artificial intelligence named Bob. Both men are accidentally transported to the Zone, a virtual reality in which Bob has trapped Ilia's latest prey, a biological weapon named Zeram. The Earth natives must both survive the experience and help Ilia capture Zeram before the Zone disappears around them.

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Plot Keywords:

virtual reality | biological weapon | violence | shootout | explosion | 

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Taglines:

Sci-Fi that Reaches Out and Grabs You!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

May 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zeiram

Filming Locations:

Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

GAGA, Graphical Corporation Crowd Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Final Fantasy VII (1997)

User Reviews

One of the best Japanese sci-fi movies I have seen.

When I was first starting out watching Japanese cinema, mainly anime (Japanese Animation) I happened to fall upon this title. Zeiram is one of my favorite sci-fi movies, right up their with Aliens. This film starts off with stunning visuals and ends up being a total knockout movie. Zeiram (Japanese title: Zeiramu) is well put together, and so is the dubbing of the film. If you don't speak Japanese, don't worry; you can go rent or buy the VHS copy of the film at a local video store & enjoy it in English! Overall, I would rate this film: 9 1/2 out of 10!