Synopsis
A failure as a teacher and a familyman, Shinichi tries to escape everyday live by dressing up as the superhero "Zebraman". Although the TV series was canceled after only 6 episodes, this cannot stop him from acting out his escapist fantasy in a self made zebra-suit. He gets more then he could ever wish for when his black-and-white dressed alter-ego seems to be the only thing to stand between absolute (green) evil and a happy ending.
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Cast
- Show AikawaZebraman
- Kyoka SuzukiKana Asano
- Atsuro WatabeOikawa at the Defence Agency
- Yui IchikawaMidori, Shin'ichi's daughter
- Koen KondoSegawa
- Ren Osugi
- Makiko Watanabe
- Kumiko Aso
- Ryo Iwamatsu
- Teruyoshi Uchimura
Recommendations
- 75
Premiere
It's goofy as hell but devilishly smart about it, which is why it's such great fun. - 70
Variety
The special effects are quality fun, the humor only a little Japanese, and the story boasts the offbeat genre twists Miike lovers clamber for. - 70
Village Voice
The creator of such wicked bloodbaths as "Audition" and "Ichi the Killer" had it in him to craft a nearly family-friendly flick. No doubt, this kitschy CGI-action spoof is still deliciously insane. - 70
Salon
Utterly delightful. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A family-friendly fantasy that finds the director working in an uncharacteristically gentle mood. - 60
The New York Times
Driven less by civic duty than by the need to escape his dreary life, Zebraman is a tragic, touching figure too often obscured by Kankurou Kudo’s hyperactive screenplay and a special-effects team drunk on alien slime. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Goofy, raunchy and very Japanese, Miike's film will probably play best to fanboys who love "Power Rangers" and "Ultraman" -- and there are plenty of them to go around. - 50
New York Post
It pains me to report that his Zebraman is a disappointment.
