Zebraman and Zebraman 2 Blu-ray
HomeZebraman and Zebraman 2 Blu-ray
Posted April 4, 2025 09:21 PM by Webmaster
88 Films has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray releases of Takashi Miike's Zebraman (2004) and Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010). The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on June 23.
Zebraman
An affectionate homage to the heyday of Japan's tokusatsu superhero TV shows, directed by Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins) and written by Kankuro Kudo (Go, Ping Pong), Zebraman stars the legendary Show Aikawa as Shinichi, a teacher facing a midlife crisis, as his family collapses around him. To escape from the bitter reality of his daily he existence, Shinichi takes to secretly dressing up as Zebraman, the eponymous hero of an obscure 1970s TV series from when he was a kid that was cancelled after just seven episodes. Meanwhile, as his life collapses around him, aliens are at large and readying themselves to take over planet Earth. Can Shinichi overcome his lack of confidence to channel his childhood fantasies into saving the world?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Show Aikawa is back as the superhero like no other in maverick director Takashi Miike (Audition, One Missed Call) and screenwriter Kankuro Kudo's (Go, Ping Pong) subversive and darkly satirical sequel to their 2004 homage to the golden era of Japan's tokusatsu TV shows. It's 2025, and our hero Shinichi finds himself waking up minus memory, zebra stripes and zebra powers in an authoritarian dystopian future. Tokyo has been taken over by a sinister ultra right-wing governor named Kozo, who has reconstructed and rechristened the capital as Zebra City and mandated a twice-daily five-minute purge called Zebra Time in which all crime is legal and his Zebra Police readily pitch themselves into the resulting free-for-all. It's a society dominated by screens, and the screens dominated by a sultry pop diva named Zebra Queen, who just happens to be Kozo's daughter. Can Shinichi regain his Zebraman powers to thwart the Kozo and the Zebra Queen's plans to export their dark vision across the world?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Zebraman
An affectionate homage to the heyday of Japan's tokusatsu superhero TV shows, directed by Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins) and written by Kankuro Kudo (Go, Ping Pong), Zebraman stars the legendary Show Aikawa as Shinichi, a teacher facing a midlife crisis, as his family collapses around him. To escape from the bitter reality of his daily he existence, Shinichi takes to secretly dressing up as Zebraman, the eponymous hero of an obscure 1970s TV series from when he was a kid that was cancelled after just seven episodes. Meanwhile, as his life collapses around him, aliens are at large and readying themselves to take over planet Earth. Can Shinichi overcome his lack of confidence to channel his childhood fantasies into saving the world?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-definition presentation of the film in 1.81:1 Aspect Ratio
- Original Japanese Stereo And 5.1 Surround Sound Audio Tracks
- Optional English Dub Stereo And 5.1 Surround Sound Audio Tracks
- Brand New Filmed Introduction By Tom Mes
- "Making Of" Documentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Zebraman Premiere
- Archive Interview With Takashi Miike
- Archive Interview With Show Aikawa
- 1978 Tv Series Trailer
- Zebraman Theme Song
- Theatrical Trailer
- Tv Spot
- Stills Gallery
- Booklet Essay By Mark Player
- In Japanese, with English subtitles
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Show Aikawa is back as the superhero like no other in maverick director Takashi Miike (Audition, One Missed Call) and screenwriter Kankuro Kudo's (Go, Ping Pong) subversive and darkly satirical sequel to their 2004 homage to the golden era of Japan's tokusatsu TV shows. It's 2025, and our hero Shinichi finds himself waking up minus memory, zebra stripes and zebra powers in an authoritarian dystopian future. Tokyo has been taken over by a sinister ultra right-wing governor named Kozo, who has reconstructed and rechristened the capital as Zebra City and mandated a twice-daily five-minute purge called Zebra Time in which all crime is legal and his Zebra Police readily pitch themselves into the resulting free-for-all. It's a society dominated by screens, and the screens dominated by a sultry pop diva named Zebra Queen, who just happens to be Kozo's daughter. Can Shinichi regain his Zebraman powers to thwart the Kozo and the Zebra Queen's plans to export their dark vision across the world?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High-definition presentation of the film in 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio
- Original Japanese Stereo And 5.1 Surround Sound Audio Tracks
- Audio Commentary By Joe Hickinbottom
- Brand New Filmed Introduction By Tom Mes
- Zebraman 2: Attack On Zebra City "Making Of" Documentary
- Interview With Director Takashi Miike
- Interview With Riki Abe
- Interview With Show Aikawa
- Interview With Masahiro Inoue
- Interview With Riisa Naka
- Original Theatrical Trailers And Tv Spots
- Stills Gallery
- Original And Newly Commissioned Artwork By Lucas Peverill
- In Japanese, with English subtitles
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
