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Mechanical Violator Hakaider (1995)

Mechanical Violator Hakaider poster
Original title
人造人間ハカイダー
Directed by
Keita Amemiya
Genre
science fiction film, tokusatsu, dystopian film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rogue android named Hakaider fights against a tyrannical regime in a dystopian city. He struggles to control his own violent programming while opposing the forces that created him.

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What happens

Mechanical Violator Hakaider (人造人間ハカイダー, Jinzō Ningen Hakaidā; lit. “Android Hakaider”) is a 1995 Japanese tokusatsu film directed by Keita Amemiya. Based on the television series Android Kikaider, the film features Hakaider in the role of an anti-hero as opposed to his typical portrayal as a villain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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