Director - Lloyd Kaufman & Michael Herz
Language - English
Genre - Action, Superhero, comedy
"If, when the Dragon jumps through the hoops of Saturn the tiger feeds on the nubile and the monkey rides the jaguar then the evil one will rise" Ancient Japanese prophecy
Kabuki - An ancient form of Japanese stage play in which the actors move with slow exaggerated movements and speak via strange sounds.
There is a prophecy that says that every 1000 years the Dragon will pass through Saturn's ring and, if the correct chain of events occurs then the evil one will rise to rule the world. It is the job of the Kabukiman to stop this from happening.
The ceremony to pass on the Kabuki powers is started but the chosen one is murdered, investigating the death Sgt. Harry Griswold finds himself at a Kabuki play when a a number of armed men open fire on the cast, whilst comforting one of the wounded cast Harry becomes the recipient of the Kabuki powers.
Even with the help of Lotus, the granddaughter of the previous Kabukiman, can Harry master his new powers, over come his fear of heights and stop the evil one from rising?
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D is a move from the American studio 'Troma' and is their second superhero (the first being the Toxic Avenger) it take aspects from American superhero and cop movies and mixes it with a comedic view of Japanes culture, Kabukiman is able to call on a number of weapons such as fans and the ability to shoot chopsticks from his robes. Kabukiman is a funny, violent seemingly low budget movie that doesn't take itself to seriously and is a good watch if you want something that doesn't take to much thought, maybe for a quiet night in with a few lagers (drink sensibly, Rhinhart is not responsibly for liver disease or drunken behavior)
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