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Zebraman (2004)

| Comedy , Sci-Fi | 15 August 2007 (USA)
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A down-and-out school teacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.

Director:

Takashi Miike

Writer:

Kankurô Kudô (screenplay)

Stars:

Shô Aikawa, Kyôka Suzuki, Atsuro Watabe | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shô Aikawa ... Shin'ichi Ichikawa / Zeburâman
Kyôka Suzuki Kyôka Suzuki ... Kana Asano
Atsuro Watabe Atsuro Watabe ... Oikawa at the Defence Agency
Yui Ichikawa Yui Ichikawa ... Midori, Shin'ichi's daughter
Kôen Kondô ... Segawa
Naoki Yasukôchi Naoki Yasukôchi ... Shinpei Asano
Makiko Watanabe
Keisuke Mishima Keisuke Mishima
Yu Tokui Yu Tokui
Yôji Tanaka Yôji Tanaka
Arata Furuta ... Owner of Candy Shop
Kumiko Asô Kumiko Asô ... Newscaster
Akira Emoto Akira Emoto ... Kani-Otoko
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Ryô Iwamatsu Ryô Iwamatsu ... Kanda
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Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

non comic book superhero | teacher | superhero | school | loss of father | See All (80) »

Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 August 2007 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Человек-зебра See more »

Filming Locations:

Mitsukaido City, Ibaraki, Japan
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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$224,832 (Japan), 13 February 2004, Limited Release
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Bingo Y.K.,DENTSU Music And Entertainment,Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

During the introductory section of the film, Shinichi Ichikawa/Zebraman, is watching a parody of Super Sentai/Power Rangers where the hero fights Sadako Yamamura from "The Ring". Ironically, this seems to predict the plot of the 2007 film, "Kamen Rider: The Next", which features a Sadako-like antagonist and a plot similar to "The Ring". See more »

Goofs

At the end of the movie, the Colonel (the military officer in charge of the task force that is investigating the alien invasion through out the movie) refers to President Bush in his phone call when the movie takes place in 2010 (two years after Bush's last term in office). See more »

Quotes

Shin'ichi Ichikawa: Striping evil!
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Connections

Spoofs Ringu (1998) See more »

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Meh
16 October 2018 | by jason-684-399748 – See all my reviews

Loved the idea! But it's so so slow sometimes. And not slow in a good way. But there are some awesome and cult moments in it for sure!
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