10th New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 1-14, 2011

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New York Premiere

Karate-Robo Zaborgar

電人ザボーガー

A kid-friendly remake of the beloved 1970s tokusatsu TV series Denjin Zaborgar by director Noboru Iguchi, the mad genius behind Robo Geisha and Machine Girl. Young, bright-eyed cop, Daimon, fights evil cyborgs, flying heads and alien samurai with his robot pal, Zaborgar, who knows karate and can transform into a motorcycle. But after battling some particularly weird monsters, the two have a falling out and go their own ways. Now, twenty-five years later, when Daimon is a middle-aged guy with back pain, their old enemies have returned and he and Zaborgar have to team up to defeat the evil mastermind who has finally finished building his giant, unstoppable robot. But can they let go of their grudges long enough to fight evil? Truly demented!

Director: Noboru Iguchi
Cast: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Naoto Takenaka, Yasuhisa Furuhara, Akira Emoto, Itsuji Itao
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2011; 106 min.

SCHEDULE:

Sunday July 3, 4:45pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center

Tuesday July 5, 8:45pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center