The Defender

The Defender (1997)


  • Genre: Science Fiction, Action
  • Release Date: 1997-02-01
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Image Factory IM Co. Ltd.
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Kazuya Konaka

Summary

Computer engineer Takashi notices that a microchip is protruding fro his head. He contacts a notorious hacker for help. Meanwhile, Takashi's world is turning upside down. He's robbed at knifepoint & then chased through the crowded Tokyo streets by a giant. Or maybe not. Perhaps the microchip is only making him think these things are happening. Soon he realizes there's a connection between all the bizarre traumas and a girl named Masami. Seemingly, all his troubles started when she visited his repair shop and asked him to fix her cd rom-unit. Eventually Takashi finds himself psychically linked to the girl. As it turns out, they are secret government-made humanoids, programmed to live undetected within society an then - when the need should arise - they are activated as professional fighters; The action of the movie itself plays like the Defender arcade game.

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  • Toshiro Yanagiba

    as Takashi Ito
  • Miho Kanno

    as Masami / Yoshimi
  • Kenji Takano

    as Dick Head
  • Tomorowo Taguchi

    as Edge
  • Masaomi Hiraga

    as Snake Eye
  • Shirō Sano

    as Wizard
Directing Kazuya Konaka Director
Writing Chiaki J. Konaka Writer
Sound Fumito Kasaya Music
Editing Toshirô Matsutake Editor

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