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      Electric Dragon 80,000 V

      2001 5h 53m Action Adventure List
      Reviews 81% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Two urban warriors (Tadanobu Asano, Masatoshi Nagase), who both survived electrocution as children, maintain an intense and violent rivalry. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Gakuryū Ishii made Burst City and if that were not enough of an attack on the senses, he made this film, the story of Dragon Eye Morrison (Tadanobu Asano, the incredible Kakihara from Ichi the Killer), who was given electroshock therapy as a child which now gives him the ability to conduct electricity, which he sometimes uses in his job as a reptile investigator and guitar player. But now, another man -- Thunderbolt Buddha (Masatoshi Nagase, Mystery Train) -- also has those powers but uses them to go after gangsters. Inevitably, the two must meet and battle one another. Most amazingly, this movie is narrated by Masakatsu Funaki, who was the best native star of Pancrase, an early MMA legend and still an active pro wrestler. A black and white film bursting with attitude, noise and chaos, this is what a comic book film should look like. You know how some movies seem cool? This is what being cool is all about. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Nicely stylish and strangely refreshing, hilarious & fun and Asano rocks, but you can feel that it lacks something & could have been better "What saved him from ruin was...THE ELECTRIC GUITAR" Trippy stuff Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Cant I give it a lower score? This movie? is a piece of trash. There is no story. They rarely speak or think. The scenes are extremely boring and repetitive. It makes no sense at all. Even thought it lasts less than one hour it seems to go on forever. Five minutes would have been too long too. If you have problems to sleep at night you might try it, even though it is extremely loud I doubt that will prevent you from sleeping in a few minutes. Otherwise, forget about this abortion. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A threat of a short, rather sketchy but stylish, like an overextended videoclip, but not long enough to became tedious, either. Nothing too deep, but the taste of a surreal confrontation between the protagonist and his enemy, in pure anime style, remains. Silly, but electrocuting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Welll... the Flixster synopsis says it all, so no need for me to add anything except the film looks all scratchy and black & white and shrill and the opening and closing credits were designed by Tadanobu Asano, who did some of the waily guitary soundtrack too and at 55 mins running time, it doesn't outstay its welcome, and if you find it all a bit boring, just remember it's undoubtably really really cool. <img src="http://www.cinemastrikesback.com/news/films/electric/boxer.jpg"> Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It was artier than I expected -- I thought it would be more like a gore movie, to be honest. It's an odd little movie about the Ace Ventura of Reptiles, and it got quite good once it got to the fight with the Thunderbolt Buddha. It was cool. I even liked the noise soundtrack (well, most of it! GASP! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography While, thematically speaking, the narrative is an empty shell, the beauty of the monochrome visuals as well as the roughness of the musical accompaniment is enough to keep the spectator engaged from start to finish. May 11, 2023 Full Review Michelle Kisner The Movie Sleuth Electric Dragon 80000 V is a punk rock shock to the brain! Mar 18, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Two urban warriors (Tadanobu Asano, Masatoshi Nagase), who both survived electrocution as children, maintain an intense and violent rivalry.
      Director
      Sogo Ishii
      Screenwriter
      Sogo Ishii
      Genre
      Action, Adventure
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 27, 2006
      Runtime
      5h 53m