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Zebraman
Toei Company

Zebraman reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 62 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.5 out of 10
based on 8 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Sho Aikawa, Kyoka Suzuki, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Yui Ichikawa, Koen Kondo, Naoki Yasukôchi, Makiko Watanabe, and Keisuke Mishima

Shinichi is an unfortunate family-man who tries to escape his unhappy life by dressing up as his favorite TV super hero, Zebraman, and going out on dangerous mission. One night, he runs into a man dressed as a Crab. After the two fight, Shinichi realizes that the world is in terrible danger and only he can save it.


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: Kankurô Kudô  
DIRECTED BY: Takashi Miike  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: August 15, 2007 
RUNNING TIME: 115 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Japan 
LANGUAGE(S): Japanese 

What The Critics Said

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75
Premiere Glenn Kenny
It's goofy as hell but devilishly smart about it, which is why it's such great fun.
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70
The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
A family-friendly fantasy that finds the director working in an uncharacteristically gentle mood.
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70
Variety Deborah Young
The special effects are quality fun, the humor only a little Japanese, and the story boasts the offbeat genre twists Miike lovers clamber for.
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70
Village Voice Aaron Hillis
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.
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70
Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir
Utterly delightful.
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60
The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
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.
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50
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
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.
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50
New York Post V.A. Musetto
It pains me to report that his Zebraman is a disappointment.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Christopher R. gave it an8:
This movie is goofy, wonderful and unpredictable. I enjoyed it hugely.

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