Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Show Aikawa | ... | Shin'ichi Ichikawa / Zeburâman (as Shô Aikawa) | |
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Kyôka Suzuki | ... | Kana Asano / Zebra Nurse |
Atsuro Watabe | ... | Oikawa at the Defence Agency | |
Yui Ichikawa | ... | Midori, Shin'ichi's daughter | |
Kôen Kondô | ... | Segawa | |
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Naoki Yasukôchi | ... | Shinpei Asano |
Makiko Watanabe | |||
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Keisuke Mishima | ||
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Yu Tokui | ||
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Yoji Tanaka | ||
Arata Furuta | ... | Owner of Candy Shop | |
Kumiko Asô | ... | Newscaster | |
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Akira Emoto | ... | Kani-Otoko |
Yoshihiko Hakamada | |||
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Ryô Iwamatsu | ... | Kanda |
Being a failure as a teacher and a family man, Shinichi tries to escape everyday life by dressing up as "Zebraman", the superhero. Although the TV series was canceled after only 6 episodes, this cannot stop him from acting out his escape fantasy in a self made zebra-suit. He gets more then he could ever wish for when his black-and-white dressed alter-ego seems to be the only thing to stand between absolute (green) evil and a happy ending. Written by Oskar Jalink
Zebraman is certainly not Takashi Miikes best film (the best is Dead or Alive 2) but it is still worth your time if you are a Miike fan. It is also a good choice for the classic 70's cult show Kikaiaduc(forgive me on my terrible spelling) which is well portrayed in the film. The film is about a struggling junior high teacher having problems at home. His only escape from reality is to imitate his favorite TV show from when he was a kid "Zebraman". Like all Miike films the costume design is excellent, so trust me on this you will love the zebraman costume. But alas the film lacks the trademark Miike feel. I'm not talking about the violence (which if your interested in i'de suggest anything but this one)but the film work. This film made me feel like I was watching a made for TV movie (stylistically)
But either way I'd suggest the film, just to say you saw it...