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Mikadroid
''Mikadoroid'' is a 1991 Japanese science fiction horror film co-produced by Toho, Tohokushinsha Film, Tohokushinsha, and Tsuburaya Productions, Tsuburaya Video, and directed by Tomoo Haraguchi. The film was released to Japanese home video on November 8, 1991. Synopsis During World War II, the Japanese military established a secret underground laboratory in Tokyo. Three Olympic-level athletes were selected to undergo a process that would turn them into Jinra-go, superhuman armored soldiers. By March 1945, one of the soldiers had been completely transformed into the half-man/half-machine ultimate soldier called Mikadroid. But American B-29s firebomb the city and, while the two super soldiers manage to escape, Mikadroid and the lab are apparently destroyed. 45 years pass, Tokyo is rebuilt, and old secrets are forgotten. The site is now home to a complex that includes the Discoclub Layla. The disco's patrons dance late into the night, unaware that a faulty basement generator has reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Tsuburaya
is a former Japanese film and television producer. The third son of special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, he began his career at his father's company Tsuburaya Productions while at Tamagawa University in 1966. Tsuburaya had an extremely prolific five-decade career in film and television, during which he worked on over 80 productions. Life and career Akira Tsuburaya was born on February 12, 1944 in Tokyo. He was the third son of special effects pioneer Eiji Tsuburaya and his wife Masano Araki as well as their first child to be baptized. While at Tamagawa University, Tsuburaya began his career working in film at his father's company Tsuburaya Productions on the domestically popular ''Ultra Q'' episode, "Kanegon's Cocoon" as an assistant director in 1965. He subsequently returned to work as an assistant director on the ''Ultra Q'' episode "Challenge From the Year 2020" and the following year worked in the same position on ''Ultraman'' (TV 1966-1967). He later served as the chief a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |