Megazone 23 II

"Urban Warfare... Suburban Warfare... This Whole City Is Going DOWN!!!"

1986 1h 22m JA

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★6.1TMDB · 29

Science FictionAnimationAction

Synopsis

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The Dezalg have returned with a new, horrible weapon and unleashed it on Megazone 23's defenses. Believing their salvation is also in new weapons, B.D. is again bent on breaking the EVE's final protection level.Full control of Megazone 23 would mean unfettered weapons development. Shogo, meanwhile, has tried to return to a 'normal' life; Hanging out with his biker gang, "Trash" and his girlfriend, Yui. But, his convictions about the Megazone's shadow government policies haven't changed and when EVE calls for his help, he discovers where the Garland bike has been hidden. It's showdown time for Shogo and B.D., Trash and the military, as well as the Dezalg and Megazone. However, EVE's final secret, A.D.A.M., may mean no one will survive.

“Urban Warfare... Suburban Warfare... This Whole City Is Going DOWN!!!”

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Cast

Kazuki Yao
Shogo Yahagi (voice)
Maria Kawamura
Yui Takanaka (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Lightning (voice)
Koichi Hashimoto
Nakao (voice)
Kumi Miyasato
Eve Tokimatsuri (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Yumekanou (voice)
Issei Futamata
Jace (voice)
Show Hayami
Shiratori (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ichiro Itano, shot by Takafumi Arai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kazuki Yao and Maria Kawamura and Shigeru Chiba carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Urban Warfare... Suburban Warfare... This Whole City Is Going DOWN!!!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ichiro Itano directs. Takafumi Arai behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 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.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Ichiro Itano, shot by Takafumi Arai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Kazuki Yao and Maria Kawamura and Shigeru Chiba carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Urban Warfare... Suburban Warfare... This Whole City Is Going DOWN!!!".
9IMDB entry: tt0160522 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Takafumi Arai
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Megazone 23 II (1986)

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.