009 Re:Cyborg

2012 1h 43m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 117

ActionAnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the population instead, using the powers given them to fight their creators.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mamoru Miyano
Joe Shimamura / Cyborg 009 (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa
Ivan Whisky / Cyborg 001 (voice)
Daisuke Ono
Jet Link / Cyborg 002 (voice)
Chiwa Saito
Françoise Arnoul / Cyborg 003 (voice)
Toru Okawa
Albert Heinrich / Cyborg 004 (voice)
Teruyuki Tanzawa
Geronimo Jr. / Cyborg 005 (voice)
Taro Masuoka
Chang Changku / Cyborg 006 (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Great Britain / Cyborg 007 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Writers: Kenji Kamiyama, Shotaro Ishinomori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Cyborg 009 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, shot by Takahiro Uesono. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Atsuki Sato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mamoru Miyano and Sakiko Tamagawa and Daisuke Ono carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2078523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenji Kamiyama directs. Takahiro Uesono behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Atsuki Sato cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "Cyborg 009 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, shot by Takahiro Uesono. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Atsuki Sato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mamoru Miyano and Sakiko Tamagawa and Daisuke Ono carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2078523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Takahiro Uesono
Original score: Kenji Kawai
Editing: Atsuki Sato
Sound: Tom Myers
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: 009 Re:Cyborg (2012)

Part of

Cyborg 009 Collection

Nine people from different backgrounds are kidnapped by the secret organization Black Ghost and turned into super-powered cyborgs against their will. However, the cyborgs manage to escape. They join forces and fight the secret organization that wants to unleash a new world war. The cyborgs come from different countries. Cyborg 001 is from Russia, 002 from USA, 003 from France, 004 from Germany, 005 from the southern America, 006 from China, 007 from Great Britain and 008 from Africa. However, the focus of the manga and its film adaptations is the ninth, Japanese cyborg, Joe Shimamura.