Tag Archives: Martial Arts

Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Maniac Hero (2016)

Posted on December 16, 2016 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Hero Mania (AKA Maniac Hero, 2016, dir. Keisuke Toyoshima) Subgenre: Martial Arts, Superhero Available from: airplane-only I caught the new superhero flick Hero Mania on an international flight, and since no other official distributors for it have been … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Iron Girl (2012)

Posted on March 15, 2014 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Iron Girl (2012, dir. Masatoshi Nagamine) Subgenre: Henshin Hero Available from: Switchblade Pictures My DVD copy of Iron Girl began to stutter during the final minutes of the movie, but rather than return it for a glitchless copy, … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Sukeban Boy (2006)

Posted on November 14, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Sukeban Boy (2006, dir. Noboru Iguchi) Subgenre: Martial Arts, Splatter Available from: Discotek It takes a special type of deranged mind to take a work by Go Nagai and make it more crass, but Noboru Iguchi was just … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Travelers – Dimension Police (2013)

Posted on September 12, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Travelers: Dimension Police (2013, dir. Koichi Sakamoto) Subgenre: Parallel world Available from: Kadokawa (R2 Japanese DVD has English subtitles) If someone were to ask “what’s Koichi Sakamoto all about”, you could reply with a list: dutch angles, leering … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Wolf Guy – Enraged Lycanthrope (1975)

Posted on September 8, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Wolf Guy: Enraged Lycanthrope (1975, dir. Kazuhiko Yamaguchi) Subgenre: Martial Arts, Kaijin Available from: fansub-only Reposting an old review from my previous ‘blog: The official international title for this movie seems to be Howl the Wolf-Man, but since … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Cromartie High School (2005)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Cromartie High School (2005, dir. Yudai Yamaguchi) Subgenre: Defies categorization Available from: Media Blasters The director of Battlefield Baseball is really the perfect choice for adapting the madcap adventures of Cromartie High School into a movie, not because … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Down to Hell (1997)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Down to Hell (1997, dir. Ryuhei Kitamura) Subgenre: Zombie Available from: Fansub-only There’s been buzz about a sequel or remake of Versus ever since it came out, but what most people fail to mention is that Versus itself … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Godzilla Final Wars (2004)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Godzilla Final Wars (2004, dir. Ryuhei Kitamura) Subgenre: Kaiju Available from: Sony Final Wars is the film made to commemorate 50 years of Godzilla, and 50 years of Toho science fiction movies in general. I think that it … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s Selection: Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004, dir. Naoki Kudo and Terry Ito) Subgenre: Wrestling, Mermaid Available from: Discotek The original Japanese title translates to “Ah, the House of Pro-Wrestling”, but the English title was changed to Zombie (which doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: The Princess Blade (2001)

Posted on July 14, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s selection: The Princess Blade (2001, dir. Shinsuke Sato) Subgenre: Martial arts Available from: Discotek ADV had cinema distribution once upon a time, so movies like Gamera: Guardian of the Universe and The Princess Blade actually got wide-release theatrical play … Continue reading →

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Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Sukeban Deka – Counterattack of the Kazama Sisters (1988)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by kevnder

Today’s selection: Sukeban Deka- Counterattack of the Kazama Sisters (1988, dir. Hideo Tanaka) Subgenre: Martial arts Available from: Media Blasters There was a time when it was a common practice for anime distributors to release movies for anime series that … Continue reading →

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