Inuyashiki
Inujašiki
Directed by:
佐藤信介Screenplay:
Hiroshi HashimotoCast:
Takeru Satō, Kanata Hongô, Fumi Nikaidou, Ayaka Miyoshi, 濱田マリ, 斉藤由貴, 伊勢谷友介, Noritake Kinashi, Katsuhisa Namase, Yuki Katayama, Tsukushi Suzuki, 高木直子 (more)Plots(1)
Decrepit milquetoast salaryman Inuyashiki, downtrodden at both home and work, finds out he is terminally ill - only to be reborn as an indestructible combat cyborg after an apparent alien encounter. High-schooler Shishigami (Satoh Takeru) shares the same other-worldly fate, but while Inuyashiki uses his new superpowers to help people, Shishigami seeks to wreak havoc on humanity, setting the stage for an inevitable, epic showdown between the teenager and the senior citizen. (New York Asian Film Festival)
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A perfect adaptation of the manga, and for the first time in a while, a Japanese film that suited me. The main character is a 58 year old man dying of cancer. He is eternally ignored by his family and the outside world, but the one night he comes to an unearthly power and becomes a Cyborg of all sorts of abilities (besides all sorts of weapons, rockets, or the ability to fly, especially the ability to cure deadly diseases), in short, a good-for-nothing who will try to save the world around him. That same night a young student also gains the ability and decides to use it in the wrong direction, with the goal of disarming the whole of Japan. It's a bit of a Japanese Marvel movie, but the unconventional heroes make it very original, highly emotional in places, visually impressive and epically spectacular in terms of action. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. 85%
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