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Plot:
Bullied by his students and ignored by his family, mousy teacher Shin'ichi Ichikawa (Sho Aikawa) dresses up as Zebraman, a long-ago TV hero, as an escape. But when a UFO crashes outside of town, Ichik...( read more 
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MCT:July 27, 2008Oh so funny. Who would have guessed the director of "Ichi The Killer" could turn around and do something so lighthearted and whimsical.
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MCT:July 20, 2008You can't say no to a movie with Sho Aikawa in a superheroe outfit fighting aliens, tokosatsu-style. Some pacing issues keep this from being better, neverless, good ol fun. Zebra-nurse was hot.
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MCT:July 5, 2008
Takashi Miike does a superhero movie!
What's more shocking than that? Takashi Miike does a film with no sex, no gore, and just about no cursing. And it's actually pretty good.
Not devoid of crazy, of course.
AMAZING theme song! -
MCT:July 1, 2008I really liked this cheesey movie. Miike comes up with these crazy ideas and they work. Zebraman is my new favorate superhero.
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MCT:June 27, 2008Great for the first hour and 20, but needed some serious editing.
A normal family man and school teacher, who is despised by his family, enjoys one thing in his free time. Putting on his specially made Zebraman suit, to celebrate the breif cancel...(read more)ed tv-show of the same name he watched as a child. When not bieng insulted by students, strangers, family, and freinds, our hero likes to wear the suit in his bedroom alone and practice his super movies, which is all oddly endearing and funny enough, until townspeople begin showing signs of possesion by a mysterious, possibly alien force. Stranger still, it all already happened in the Zebraman tv show, in the 70's. Our school teacher finds himself putting on the suit and attempting to fight crime, failing in spectacular comic fashion at first, before going into "Kung Fu Hustle" overdrive.
The aliens themselves resemble Flubber, except when their possesing innocent people and forcing them to commit crimes for some reason. What begins as a dark comedy about hero-worship, becomes a feel-good over the top find the hero within action comedy.
The problem is it's just too long, it's charming and unique, but the charm just doesnt hold past an hour and a half. One of Miikes more accessible movies, but still chalk full of the absurd images and surreal humor fans have come to expect. Good watching for Miike fans, and those interested in the lighter side of super-heroes and nostalgia, others stay away. -
MCT:March 9, 2008
Miike turns to superheroes and for the most part succeeds. It's extremely slow at times but never becomes outright boring.
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MCT:December 20, 2007
One of Miike's lesser outings is still quite watchable with a great performance by the always reliable Aikawa. And you gotta love his theme song.
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MCT:May 29, 2007
Life changing, insightful, and dreadfully important. A brave film. It will haunt you for years to come.
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MCT:May 29, 2007
A depressed man dons a zebra costume to battle evil green villains, and also tries to maintain his family's sanity. Life changing.
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MCT:May 8, 2007
Miike's tribute to the Tokusatsu shows of the 70's is perfect. Great costume for the hero and a catchy theme song make this a helluva lot of fun!
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MCT:March 9, 2007
Hilarious, exciting and sometimes touching Superhero movie/parody with the Miike touch. the only drawback is the frankly awful digital effects, but even that kinda adds to the films overall charm. Highly reccommended to both Miike fans and fans of Superhero moveis in general.
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MCT:January 15, 2007
good japan film ... I remember ultraman, and others films like this... after the film ....mmm .. trust in my self, yes this is the message.... we need to trust in ours self.. to makes the things works.....chips and cocacola
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MCT:May 23, 2006if you've only seen miike's more violent works like ichi the killer, audition or izo then you'll be in for a pleasant surprise with the the comedic superhero Zebraman.
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