Zebraman

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Zebraman

Directed by	Takashi Miike
Written by	Kankurō Kudō
Music by	Kōji Endō
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 (ゼブラーマン, Zeburaman^?) is a 2004 film directed by Takashi Miike. The film's name references the main character, a superhero named "Zebraman".

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Other credits
4 Manga
5 External links
6 References

[edit] 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 gets more than 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 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 Zebraman

[edit] Other 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 Mieno

[edit] Manga

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.