Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
Genre: Action / Scifi
Duration: 55 minuten
Alternative titles: Erekutorikku Doragon 80000V / エレクトリック·ドラゴン 80000V
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Gakuryû Ishii
Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Masatoshi Nagase and Masakatsu Funaki
IMDb score:
6,8 (2.945)
Releasedate: 31 January 2001
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Electric Dragon 80.000 V plot
A boy receives an electric shock while climbing a power pylon. As he gets older, he finds himself able to shoot lightning from his fists. Meanwhile, further up in Tokyo, there is a wizard with a weakness for electric weapons. When both notice each other, it results in a fight between the two.
Reviews & comments
Finisterra
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- 15532 messages
- 4726 votes
After Tetsuo my hunger for cyberpunk was not completely satisfied. ED 80000 V is also a revision, but I really liked this film the first time (unlike Tetsuo). Films in this subgenre are not common, so comparisons are difficult to avoid. Well, compared to Tetsuo, this film is a lot calmer. Even in this short film, Ishii takes his time for a relatively long build-up. Both main characters are introduced and the film initially relies mainly on bubbling tension (literally!) that occasionally escapes from the surface.
Visually, ED 80000 V is really beautiful. High contrast black and white and great camera work (particularly the tracking shots through the streets) make the film very enjoyable. Even more striking is of course the soundtrack. The mix of noise and industrial rock is wonderfully sonically and perfectly integrated with the beautiful images. The story merely functions as a framework and we have to wait for the climax before the film really gets going.
The manic chaos of Tetsuo is never achieved, but that is obviously not a fair point of comparison. This film stands completely on its own two feet and would certainly be a good introduction to the cyberpunk genre. ED 80000 V is a slightly comical, very atmospheric and sufficiently pumping experience that will boost the adrenaline in many living rooms.
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Hansiro
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- 168 messages
- 1689 votes
Tetsuo without the horror but just as stylish and above all just as much adrenaline. 50 minutes full throttle with great music, sitting still is not possible. My first Gakuryû Ishii film and I want to see everything, what a style this man has, madness from Japan at its best!
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
A bizarre, but also clever film about electricity. For once, it is not a spider bite that causes a metamorphosis, but a high voltage shock that transforms a human individual into a kind of super hero. On an audiovisual level, it is definitely worth seeing and the short playing time also helps. And the stirring soundtrack will also appeal to many. Yet the film could not completely captivate me, at least not as the film progressed.
Certainly not bad, but not really for me I think. But I do understand that this punk sci-fi appeals to many.
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