Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990)

A streetwise New York police officer transforms into the world's most unusual superhuman hero.

Directors:

Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Lloyd Kaufman (screenplay), Andrew Osborne (screenplay)

Stars:

Rick Gianasi, Susan Byun, Bill Weeden

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made him 'the chosen one' to do battle with 'the evil one'. He is also out to do good deeds and fight crime in the name of the law. The only problem is that a number of corrupt people in the community and their henchmen want him dead so that they can gain power when 'the evil one' come to take over the world. Sgt. Kabukiman must use his special superpowers to outsmart and out-fight the bad guys.

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Plot Keywords:

murder of a nude woman | nudity | non comic book superhero | character name as title | pantyhose | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was spun-off from the character Kabuki-Boy in The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989). Lloyd Kaufman jokingly mentioned he was making a movie about the character and Japanese investors became interested.

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Goofs

The naked wife falls downward out the window, but comes landing / running into a businessman sideways.

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Quotes

Ichiro: [dying words] You can kill me... but you can't kill the spirit of Kabukiman!

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Crazy Credits

"People who did not act in this film: Richard Nixon; Sesu Hayakawa; Pete Rose; Toshiro Mifune"

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Alternate Versions

The UK VHS Tape and DVD (Hollywood DVD) had 10 seconds cut to remove forcible breast exposure during the park scene.

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Connections

References Candid Camera (1960)

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Soundtracks

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. Theme Song
Composed by Dan Skye and Paul Short
Chris Carroll - Guitars, Jeff Baron - Drums

User Reviews

Funny and Weird

This is definitely one of the best Troma movies.It actually has a plot and there's no gore at all.The first thing I should say is that you should watch this before you watch Citizen Toxie.There is at least one really funny joke that you won't get if you watch them in the wrong order.In typical Troma fashion, Kabukiman is completely different in CT and I like the latter version better.Even though this is one of the better Troma flicks, there's still a lot of stuff in it that doesn't make sense.At one point Kabukiman turns into a clown and his clown powers can't hurt the bad guys.I can buy that.Then he starts running from them and after a minute of them chasing him with cars, he jumps on one of the cars and now they are scared of him.Was that supposed to be funny?Those little bad parts don't really hurt the movie though.This is a Troma movie that non-Troma fans might enjoy.

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1991 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kabukiman

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Namco Tales Studio Ltd., GAGA, Troma Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 99 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1