A very ordinary man (Nao Omori) who takes care of his son while his wife lies in a coma enters a very ordinary building. Following a seductive ride on a merry-go-round he signs up with an exclusive club. Membership is one year only and cannot be cancelled under any circumstances. Happily he endures dominatrix intrusions in his daily life until they get a little too close to his unsuspecting family. With a courage not displayed in his professional life as a bed salesman he tries to cancel his membership evoking the wrath of the American CEO who descends upon Tokyo to teach him a lesson.
An affectionate homage to the heyday of Japan's tokusatsu superhero TV shows, directed by Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins) and written by Kankuro Kudo (Go, Ping Pong), Zebraman stars the legendary Show Aikawa as Shinichi, a teacher facing a midlife crisis, as his family collapses around him. To escape from the bitter reality of his daily he existence, Shinichi takes to secretly dressing up as Zebraman, the eponymous hero of an obscure 1970s TV series from when he was a kid that was cancelled after just seven episodes. Meanwhile, as his life collapses around him, aliens are at large and readying themselves to take over planet Earth. Can Shinichi overcome his lack of confidence to channel his childhood fantasies into saving the world? HIGH-DEFINITION BLU-RAY PRESENTATION IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO ORIGINAL JAPANESE STEREO AND 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AUDIO TRACKS OPTION ENGLISH AUDIO TRACK BRAND NEW FILMED INTRODUCTION BY TOM MES MAKING OF DOCUMENTARY DELETED SCENES ZEBRAMAN PREMIERE ARCHIVE INTERVIEW WITH TAKASHI MIIKE ARCHIVE INTERVIEW WITH SHOW AIKAWA 1978 TV SERIES TRAILER ZEBRAMAN THEME SONG THEATRICAL TRAILER TV SPOT STILLS GALLERY BOOKLET ESSAY BY MARK PLAYER ORIGINAL AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY LUCAS PEVERILL
Having grown up in a devout Christian family, Yu (Takahiro Nishijima) has always been a well-behaved kid. After his mother dies, his priest father is seduced by a woman who breaks his heart, causing him to torment Yu by forcing him to confess his sins on a daily basis. Of course, being a fairly normal kid, Yu has no legitimate sins to confess. To appease his increasingly demanding father, Yu is determined to become a true sinner, eventually training to become an expert at sneak upskirt photography. Pornography being the one sin no priest can overlook, Yu gets the attention he's been so desperately seeking from his dad.One day while hanging out with his fellow sinner pals-but dressed like Sasori as punishment for being on the losing end of a bet-Yu meets a beautiful girl named Yoko (Hikari Mitsushima). Their first meeting is a glorious one, beginning with an all-out street brawl and ending with a kiss. There are only two problems: she thinks he's a woman and a devious cult leader named Aya (Sakura Ando) is carefully manipulating both of their lives.
A teenager's attempts to strengthen his relationship with his father leads him into some crazy adventures.
The Bonomiya family hails from a long line of ancestors extending back thousands of years. All family members are bound by certain traditions that they must uphold. They have for example rejected the use of many modern conveniences. It is said that the women in the family are supposed to watch over evil spirits (inugami). If they do not or use spirits for questionable purposes the spirits go on a bloodthirsty rampage throughout the village. From this lineage has come Miki a mid
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