Sukeban Deka: The Movie

1987 1h 33m JA

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★6.5TMDB · 11

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Synopsis

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After the events of the TV series, the 18 year old Yoko Godai has abandoned her special agent Saki Asamiya name to return to her normal life, and is now studying for college entrance exams. However, she accidentally bumps into a young man named Kazuo Hagiwara trying to escape from a group of hitmen, and learns that he comes from Sanko Academy, a private school located in a remote island known as Hell's Castle. The school is ruled by a former revolutionary thought to be dead named Hattori who is trying to brainwash students into terrorists to help him stage a fascist coup d'etat in Japan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoko Minamino
Saki Asamiya
Akie Yoshizawa
Yukino Yajima
Haruko Sagara
Kyôko Nakamura
Yui Asaka
Yui Kazama
Ayako Kobayashi
Megumi Katô
Shinobu Sakagami
Kazuo Hagiwara
Tetta Sugimoto
Kikuo Katô
Yuka Ônishi
Yuka Kazama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Tanaka
Writers: Izo Hashimoto, Tokio Tsuchiya, Shinji Wada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ichirou Nitta. 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 Shin'ya Tadano 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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Yoko Minamino and Akie Yoshizawa and Haruko Sagara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hideo Tanaka directs. Ichirou Nitta scores. Shin'ya Tadano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Sukeban Deka Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Ichirou Nitta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Shin'ya Tadano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yoko Minamino and Akie Yoshizawa and Haruko Sagara carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0188212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.