Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)

A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.

Director:

Gakuryû Ishii (as Sogo Ishii)

Writer:

Gakuryû Ishii (as Sogo Ishii)

Stars:

Yoshiki Arizono, Tadanobu Asano, Masakatsu Funaki

Cast

Credited cast:
Yoshiki Arizono	...	Villain A
Tadanobu Asano	...	Dragon Eye Morrison
Masakatsu Funaki	...	Narrator (voice)
Masatoshi Nagase	...	Thunderbolt Buddha

Storyline

A young boy gets jolted with electricity as he's climbing a tall cable pylon. As he gets older, he experiences intense fits of violence in which bolts of electricity burt from his fists. Elsewhere in Tokyo, there is an electronics wizard who also happens to be a vigilante with a taste for electric weapons. When the pair catch each other's attention, the result is a battle that will light up the city.

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural power | superhero | electricity | weapon | violence | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Quotes

Narrator: The dragon. A mythological creature? No. It exists -- inside us.

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Connections

References Shocker (1989)

User Reviews

55 minutes of audiovisual insanity

Waauu... you gotta love this visual stunning,loud and berserk jewel of a movie. Sogo Ishii has created a masterpiece with obviosly influences from

Shinya Tsukamoto's "Tetsuo" spiced with a bit of "Wild Zero"

Tadanobu Asano last seen in "ichi the killer". plays the hero "Dragon eye morrison", a punk with a mad history of violence.He was heavily overdosed with electro-shock therapy throughout most of his life to try and eliminate his over-agressive kickass animalistic tendencies,which has now left him with a charged 80,000 volts of electricity body!! And when he gets p***ed... His only outlets for his violent frustrations are his guitar..

Masatoshi Nagase is the villain "Thundebolt Buddha"who as a kid was struck by lightning whilst climbing a pylon... He got charged up with 20 million volts of electricity,and half of his body is now encased in gold/metal to earth him. For some reason "Thundebolt Buddha" decides to pick a fight with

"Dragon eye morrison" and starts winding him up to the max of the voltmeter, wich leads to the big clash of electric power on top of tokyo. Electric Dragon 80.000 V is a hillarious,intense very loud and visually flawless piece of work.And it seems theese two guys are tailermade for the role's....It comes highly recommended and in my opinion an instant modern cult classic!

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 March 2002 (Germany)

Also Known As:

80.000 voltos elektromos sárkány

Company Credits

Production Co:

Suncent CinemaWorks, Taki Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min 55 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White