Zeiram (1991)

Original title

ゼイラム

Directed by

Keita Amemiya

Genre

action film, science fiction film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An alien bounty hunter comes to Earth to capture a dangerous creature. She traps the creature in a special dimension and fights it with the help of two electricians and her AI partner.

fast-pacedcampyenergeticquirkynostalgicplayfulhigh-energy

What happens

Zeiram (Japanese: ゼイラム, Hepburn: Zeiramu), originally marketed in English as Zeram, is a 1991 Japanese science fiction film directed by Keita Amemiya. The film stars Yūko Moriyama as an extraterrestrial bounty hunter named Iria, who comes to Earth to do battle with Zeiram, a powerful alien creature. With the help of her partner—an artificial intelligence named Bob—and two ordinary Japanese electricians, Iria fights Zeiram in a virtually constructed alternate dimension known as a "Zone". Zeiram was released in Japan in August 1991. It was dubbed in English and released in the United States in 1994, where it garnered mixed reviews from American film critics. That same year, the film was followed by a six-episode original video animation (OVA) known as Iria: Zeiram the Animation (which serves as a prequel to the film), as well as a sequel film titled Zeiram 2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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