When you talk about Takashi Miike, you usually bring up Graveyard of Honor, Bodyguard Kiba, Ichi the Killer, or Audition: films that feature horror and extreme violence, but that is not the whole of this great director.
There is also The Bird People in China or The Happiness of the Katakuris. Miike stretches himself as a director further than anyone I know.
He does it again with this film, which is a comic book like tale of a failure who is a teacher (Shô Aikawa), who becomes Zebraman. He first saves the day by defeating a local crab-like thug, but then he has to battle aliens.
The special effects are tremendous, and the story, while simple, has a great message for all.
There is also The Bird People in China or The Happiness of the Katakuris. Miike stretches himself as a director further than anyone I know.
He does it again with this film, which is a comic book like tale of a failure who is a teacher (Shô Aikawa), who becomes Zebraman. He first saves the day by defeating a local crab-like thug, but then he has to battle aliens.
The special effects are tremendous, and the story, while simple, has a great message for all.