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Full Metal Yakuza

Full Metal Yakuza

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Full Metal Yakuza

"Part Man, Part Machine, All Yakuza"

1997

1h 42m

5.8(51 votes)

Action

Comedy

Crime

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

After being brutally murdered in a gangster-style execution, Kensuke Hagane finds himself brought back to life by a mad scientist and rebuilt as a robot-human hybrid with a serious thirst for vengeance and the tools to carry it out.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Kensuke Hagane

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Genpaku Hiraga

Takeshi Caesar

Takeshi Caesar

Tosa

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Matsuba

Yūichi Minato

Yūichi Minato

Shôko Nakahara

Shôko Nakahara

Yukari

Momoko Nishida

Momoko Nishida

Naomi

Kôji Tsukamoto

Junji

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Nakame

Creative team

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Hiroki Yamaguchi
Itaru Era
Produced by: Fujio Matsushima

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