Zebraman

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Zebraman
Directed by	Takashi Miike
Written by	Kankurô Kudô
Music by	Kôji Endô
Cinematography	Kazunari Tanaka
Editing by	Yasushi Shimamura
Release date(s)	2004 (Japan)
Running time	115 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
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Zebraman is a 2004 film directed by Takashi Miike. The film's name references the main character, a superhero named "Zebraman".

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Other credits 4 Trivia

[edit] Plot

Being a failure as a teacher and a familyman, Shinichi tries to escape everyday live by dressing up as "Zebraman", the superhero. Although the TV series whas canceled after only 6 episodes, this cannot stop him from acting out his escape fantasy in a self made zebra-suit. He get's more then he could ever wish for, when his black-and-white dressed alter-ego seems to be the only thing to stand between absolute (green) evil and a happy ending.

[edit] Cast

• Sho Aikawa as Shin'ichi Ichikawa/Zeburâman
• Kyoka Suzuki as Kana, Asano's mother
• Teruyoshi Uchimura as Ippongi
• Yui Ichikawa as Midori, Shin'ichi's daughter
• Koen Kondo as Segawa
• Naoki Yasukôchi
• Makiko Watanabe
• Keisuke Mishima
• Yu Tokui
• Yoji Tanaka
• Arata Furuta
• Kumiko Aso
• Akira Emoto as Kani-Otoko
• Yoshihiko Hakamada
• Ryo Iwamatsu as Kanda
• Ren Osugi as Kuroda, vice principal
• Atsuro Watabe as Oikawa at the Defence Agency
• Miyako Kawahara
• Hideki Sone

[edit] Other credits

• Produced by
  • Shigeyuki Endô - 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 Mieno

[edit] Trivia

• There was a huge mistake in making his catch phrase. It translated from Japanese into English as "Hard On". This has become a somewhat popular example of Engrish.