- Zebraman
Infobox Film
name = Zebraman
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director =Takashi Miike
producer =
writer =Kankurō Kudō
starring =
music =Kōji Endō
cinematography =Kazunari Tanaka
editing =Yasushi Shimamura
distributor =
released = 2004 (Japan )
runtime = 115 min.
country = Japan
language = Japanese
budget =
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amg_id = 1:305144
imdb_id = 0388556nihongo|"Zebraman "|ゼブラーマン|Zeburaman is a 2004 film directed byTakashi Miike . The film's name references the main character, a superhero named "Zebraman".Plot
Being a failure as a teacher and a family man, Shinichi tries to escape everyday life by dressing up as "Zebraman", a superhero from a TV series that was canceled after only 7 episodes. But acting out his escape fantasy in a self made zebra-suit is the only thing keeping him going. He eventually discovers the Zebraman show was a prophecy of a true alien invasion, and by dressing as the show's hero he has designated himself as the only person who can stop it.
Cast
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Sho Aikawa as Shinichi Ichikawa/Zebraman
*Kyoka Suzuki as Kana Asano
*Naoki Yasukochi as Shinpei Asano
*Atsuro Watabe as Oikawa
*Kōen Kondō as Segawa
*Makiko Watanabe as Yukiyo Ichikawa
*Yui Ichikawa as Midori Ichikawa
*Yoshimasa Mishima as Kazuki Ichikawa
*Ren Osugi as Kuniharu Kuroda
*Teruyoshi Uchimura as Ippongi
*Akira Emoto as Kitahara the Crab Man
*Ryo Iwamatsu as Kanda
*Yu Tokui as Pyromaniac
*Yoji Boba Tanaka
*Arata Furuta - Eggplant Vendor
*Kumiko Aso as Clerk
*Yoshihiko Hakamada
*Miyako Kawahara
*Hideki Sone
*Satoru Hamaguchi Midori's boyfriend
*Hiroshi Watari -1978 ZebramanOther credits
*Produced by
**Shigeyuki Endō - planner
**Kumi Fukuchi - planner
**Akio Hattori - producer
**Takashi Hirano - executive producer: TBS
**Mitsuru Kurosawa - executive producer: Toei/Tôei
**Makoto Okada - producer
*Production Design: Akira Sakamoto
*Sound Department: Yoshiya Obara - sound
*CGI producer: Misako Saka
*Lighting Director: Seiichirô MienoManga
The movie screenplay was adapted into a five volume manga by
Reiji Yamada . The manga told its own story, focusing on the relationship the main character has with his two children. Unlike the movie, Zebraman never gains any powers, remaining a man in a suit till the bitter end.External links
* " [http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/zebraman Zebraman] " at
MetaCritic References
* [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/movies/PMVWKPD35759/cast.html GOO Movies]
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