| Full Metal Yakuza | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Produced by | Fujio Matsushima |
| Written by | Story: Hiroki Yamaguchi Screenplay: Itaru Era |
| Starring | Tsuyoshi Ujiki Tomorowo Taguchi Takeshi Caesar Ren Osugi |
| Cinematography | Shohei Ando |
| Release date(s) | December 7, 1997 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Full Metal Yakuza is a 1997 Japanese action and satire[1] film directed by Takashi Miike. It was written by Itaru Era and based on a story by Hiroki Yamaguchi.
Originally released in Japan's direct-to-video market (V-Cinema), the film has gained more popularity because of the reputation of its controversial director[2].
Aspiring yakuza Kensuke Hagane, played by Tsuyoshi Ujiki, is killed by gang violence. His corpse winds up in the hands of a scientist who manages to keep him alive by replacing much of his body with cyborg parts.
Hagane has super-human strength and the scientist even reverses his impotency by giving him robotic genitals. Kensuke then searches for those responsible to get revenge.