Zebraman

2004 1h 55m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 95

ComedyActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A down-and-out schoolteacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Show Aikawa
Shinichi Ichikawa / Zebraman
Kyoka Suzuki
Kana Asano
Atsuro Watabe
Oikawa
Yui Ichikawa
Midori Ichikawa
Koen Kondo
Segawa
Ren Osugi
Kuniharu Kuroda
Makiko Watanabe
Yukiyo Ichikawa
Kumiko Aso
Clerk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kankuro Kudo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Kazushige Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Show Aikawa and Kyoka Suzuki and Atsuro Watabe carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0388556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Miike directs. Kazushige Tanaka behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Yasushi Shimamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Part of the "Zebraman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Kazushige Tanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yasushi Shimamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Show Aikawa and Kyoka Suzuki and Atsuro Watabe carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0388556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.