Jinzô ningen Hakaidâ

From the guy that direct Kamen Rider ZO and Kamen Rider J two very entertaining tokusatsu flick that too bad never made into an actual series so I expected nothing more than a cheesy action-fest from Hakaider and after a few up and down moments in the end the movie actually make my day a bit brighter.The plot may utterly horrible and there not much meat in the main character Hakaider beside the usual emotionless and badass attitude of an anti hero plus the horrendious English dubbing only make it more worse that it already is but the movie never bother me one bit cause I'm too busy being in awe about how over the top and fun this movie is with the costume and practical effects.The stop motion fight between Hakaider and the weird robot got me quite confused cause the introduction of it very out of nowhere but apparently Mechanical Violator Hakaider is also a spin off of the metal hero series Kikaider so that may explain something

Hakaider is about some robot on a quest to stop some fruit-loop from turning everyone into retards. The action, the visual effects and cinematography is where the movie shines. The action is very well crafted that contains some karate action and gun shooting $#!+ with exploding heads and dismemberment and some bloody crap. I know, I'm compulsive. I liked the effects particularly when the white cyborgs blew up and bled feathers for that heavenly look. The letdowns were the story and pacing. Though the concept is actually great which is about a religious coercion through an insertion of a micro chip into the cortex to make people retardedly subservient, the storytelling was derivative and stupid with these meaningless flashbacks and some annoying characterization. And pacing is inconsistent with the action scenes being fast and the dialogue scenes being slower than sloth sex. Overall the pros out weigh the cons, hence, I liked it.

Even though Hakaider is a decent (but sadly rather short) movie with good action scenes and imagery, the thing that shined most was Yasuaki Honda. He is quite a beautiful, as well as calm and detirmined actor (I wish to see original Japanese version. Seen only Spanish verson). I also like his costume and appearance. He looks so angelic and wicked at the same time. I only wished he had more screentime though.... ....Oh well. At least Keita Amemiya shines his stuff with intricate storytelling and lovely imagery as usual.

This is a twisted retelling of biblical prophecy/history from the perspective of Satan.

Jesus is the Tyrannical villain and the Satan/Lucifer character (Hakaider) is the "liberator" of humanity.

In the fashion of very Japanese story telling in this low budget flick is campy, hokey, existential, extremely bizarre with allegorical imagery, explosions and borderline nonsensical action sequences.

If you're into that sort of weirdness you'll probably enjoy it.

I gave it 6 stars just because it was so damned weird to be entertaining...if not downright blasphemous.

Satan truly is at work around the world with his PR teams trying to skew people's opinions of Spiritual battle that surrounds us every day.

Watch this as silly entertainment but don't get confused as to who is the REAL threat to our existence.

This movie is a must see for any fan of "Tonkatsu" (Reflective to real life) style cinema as well as Science-fiction/action. Comparitively this movie is an unsung classic in "Tonkatsu" it has such compelling elements similar to work from Kurosawa's "Ran" and "Rashomon".As some would complain that this film is not a visual masterpiece, I would in turn ask them how much of it they have seen. There are very dynamic characters and excellent plot formation and culmination. The storyline is a very insightful view on humanity and socio-economic divisions and struggles therein. While touching these points and making an impact at doing so, the movie's elements of action and drama are of such quality that anyone can enjoy the film without struggling to get it's deeper meaning. Missing this film is an injustice to anyone who enjoys science-fiction, action, drama, and intriguing storyline. Enjoy this excellent film.