Keisuke Mishima, Koen Kondo, Kyoka Suzuki
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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DVD Release Date: February 19, 2008
Stats: 165 reviews
When amorphous green aliens invade Yokohama, a wimpy schoolteacher dons the costume of an obscure TV superhero to fight them. A bit too much drama and character development for an action/comedy, but there are enough of director Miike's trademark weird sequences, without his some...( read more)
You 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.
Miike turns to superheroes and for the most part succeeds. It's extremely slow at times but never becomes outright boring.
The last 30 minutes really makes the film though.
Oh so funny. Who would have guessed the director of "Ichi The Killer" could turn around and do something so lighthearted and whimsical.
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.
A rather funny story about a third-grade teacher who doesn't get any repsect from his students, peers, or his wife and children. He "escapes" by dressing up as Zebraman, a TV serial that existed during his childhood, at home when he alone. The Zebraman series somewhat resembles a...( read more)
prooves that it's difficult to be funny in japanese. it really just is boring.
Less transgressive that some Miike, this is more of his softer side as a put upon teacher assumes the role of a superhero and begins to fight the aliens that are menacing his town.
Fun stuff, dodgy CGI and a lighter tone make this a nice change of pace.
Give it a rental.
Did you ever want to be a Superhero when you were a kid? I mean, really really really want to be a Superhero? And do you find it hard to stop wanting to really really really be a Superhero? Then this movie is for YOU.
oh man see this movie! if you dont like it, somethings wrong with you. if you dont put a movie in to read subtitles, grow a brain!
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