Megazone 23

1985 1h 21m JA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 42

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Synopsis

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A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maria Kawamura
Yui Takanaka (voice)
Masato Kubota
Shogo Yahagi (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
BD (voice)
Katsumi Toriumi
Chombo (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Tomomi Murashita (voice
Kumi Miyasato
Eve Tokimatsuri (voice)
Mayumi Shou
Mai Yumekanoh (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Senior Official (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noboru Ishiguro
Writers: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Ichiro Itano, Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Megazone 23 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eiko Nishide 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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Maria Kawamura and Masato Kubota and Kaneto Shiozawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0160521 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noboru Ishiguro directs. Eiko Nishide cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Part of the "Megazone 23 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Editor Eiko Nishide shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maria Kawamura and Masato Kubota and Kaneto Shiozawa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0160521 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Eiko Nishide
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Megazone 23 (1985)

Part of

Megazone 23 Collection

Shougo Yahagi is a young motorcycle enthusiast living in a world of hot bikes, hard rock, and J-pop idols. The general populace go about their lives in peace, under the watchful eyes of a computer program in the guise of pop idol sensation Eve, unbeknownst to them. Shougo himself is mostly concerned with riding his motorcycle and picking up beautiful women like Yui Takanaka, who aspires to be a dancer. Shougo's life suddenly changes when his friend, Shinji Nakagawa, shows him a top-secret project: the "Garland," an advanced motorcycle that can transform into a robot. Ambushed by the military, Shougo hijacks the Garland and escapes into the city. Evading the military with the help of Yui and her friends, he gradually discovers that their idyllic society is only an illusion.