Asian Film Festival of Dallas

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A clever hybrid of alternating parody of/homage to the transforming robot programs of decades past, and what must be labeled a kind of Matsumoto-esque social commentary,  KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR pulls from such disparate sources as the Power Rangers and BIG MAN JAPAN and melds them together with the mad vision of Director Noboru Iguchi (AFFD 2010 hit ROBOGEISHA).

Yutaka Daimon (Yasuhisa Furuhara) is a young crime-fighting superhero, who works with his best friend Zaborgar, a robot that can turn into a motorbike.  Together they battle the evil Dr. Akunomiya, who is extracting the DNA from politicians and scientists to further his life-long project of a massive cyborg creature, with which he plans to rule the world.  After a critical battle, the story advances 20 years later, when an older Daimon (Itsuji Itao) must reconnect with the long-absent Zaborgar to continue their work.

Brought to AFFD by our good friends at Sushi Typhoon, we are proud to present the first 2011 Midnight presentation (everyone say it together now): KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR.

— Steve Norwood

Director

Noboru Iguchi

Cast

Itsuji Itao, Yasuhisa Furusawa, Mami Yamasaki, Yuya Miyashita, Houka Kinoshita, Aimi Satsukawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Naoto Takenaka, Akira Emoto

Country

Japan

Language

English Subtitles, Japanese

Alternate Titles

Denjin Zabôgâ: Gekijô-ban

Release Date

2011

Runtime

100 minutes

Print Source

Sushi Typhoon

Exhibition Format

Digibeta