Masakatsu Funaki, Masatoshi Nagase, Tadanobu Asano

Playing one day on a power-line tower, the child Dragon Eye Morrison receives a huge electric shock, which ignites a long dormant pre-historic disposition for blind rage in his brain. His 'dragon' has...( read more  read more... ) been awakened. Medical scientists attempt in vain to calm him with years of electroshock therapy. As an adult, Dragon Eye Morrison makes a profession of finding lost lizards, thanks to the skill his altered brain affords him in telepathic communication with reptiles. He finds solace in wildly playing the electric guitar. But, as his rage shoots sparks of disturbance out into the urban environment, he must shackle himself to bed each night to avert electromagnetic disaster. Dragon Eye Morrison's rival appears on the scene as Thunderbolt Buddha, an avenger who was, as a child, electrocuted by a thunderbolt. Presuming his powers to be superior, Thunderbolt Buddha tracks down Morrison and confronts him in a high-voltage Tokyo rooftop showdown.

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Unrated, 55 min.

Directed by: Sogo Ishii

Release Date: January 1, 2000

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DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006

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  • March 18, 2007
    An assault to the senses, courtesy of Sogo Ishii's camera work and a great industrial-punk-rock soundtrack. Asano redefiness coolness as the lizard investigator/hard rocker/human battery Dragon Eye Morrison. Masatoshi Nagase is also very well casted as his nemesis. Cinematic crea...( read more)tivity as i haven't seen in a long time, even the shorth lengh and abrupt ending doesn't take away credit from Ishii.

    GUITARRRRR!!!!!!!
  • February 17, 2007
    Don't make him mad! Dragon Eye Morrison is challenged by Thunderbolt Buddha and there will be hell to pay. Like a less serious version of Tetsuo, The Iron Man, that focuses much more on fun. I saw this in a packed theater and the audience had a blast, but it's also a lot of fu...( read more)n on DVD. GUITAR!
  • July 14, 2009
    Makes Snakes on a Train seem like a good movie
  • March 29, 2009
    Awesome movie because Asano is in it and he's awesome! Plus he shows that he can play guitar which is awesome!
  • February 7, 2009
    Nicely stylish and strangely refreshing, hilarious & fun and Asano rocks, but you can feel that it lacks something & could have been better

    "What saved him from ruin was...THE ELECTRIC GUITAR"

    Trippy stuff
  • November 12, 2008
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 26.10.2002
  • August 15, 2008
    Awesome cinematography! This movie is so nice to look at, and Tadanobu Asano is awesome! The story didn't do much for me, but who cares? I like that T. Asano was so involved in the making of this film (he did the design for some of the guitars, I think).

    GUITARR!!!
  • June 30, 2008
    Great style, great music, and asano...highly recommended
  • June 23, 2008
    GEETARRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
  • May 31, 2008
    This is a very very VERY pretty film to look at, and not only cos Tadanobu Asano is in the cast. In under an hour this movie manages to be hilarious, totally engaging, and all around fantastic. The one-liners are incredible, most delivered by the phenomenal Asano. Not only that, ...( read more)but I think I'm correct in saying that his band did the soundtrack for the movie -- crazy!

    HE TALKS TO LIZARDS! HE CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY! HE'S THE MAN!!

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