Underplayed Gems

Gunhed (1989)

Gunhed poster
Original title
ガンヘッド
Directed by
Masato Harada
Genre
cyberpunk, science fiction film, mecha, science fiction action film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
16
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 2038, a team of mercenaries and a woman infiltrate an island fortress controlled by an AI named Kyron. They team up with a giant mecha called Gunhed to stop the AI from launching a devastating attack.

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What happens

GUNHED (Japanese: ガンヘッド, Hepburn: Ganheddo) is a 1989 Japanese cyberpunk tokusatsu mecha action film co-written and directed by Masato Harada, featuring special effects by Kōichi Kawakita, and starring Masahiro Takashima, Brenda Bakke, Eugene Harada, Kaori Mizushima, and Mickey Curtis. It was released by Toho on July 22, 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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