Kekkô Kamen 2

What can be said about the "Live action" version of Kekko Kamen, well, if you like Go Nagai, or just plain bazzar or down right shocking behavior, well then, this is the movie for you. The movie is a lot like the anime and manga of the same name, and follows very closely to the details. Though there is a naked woman running around for about half the movie, there is nothing pornographic about it. It's a darn shame that this series will never see the light of day in the US except through your local comic book dealer or movie importer, because this movie so damn funny. One of the great things is that it features an appearance from on of Go Nagai's other creations, Violence Jack, who is quickly dispacted by Kekko. If you like odd cinema or are a fan of Go Nagai, this movie is well worth the hunt to see.

When I watched 2014 Kekko Kamen in November 2015, I really hated it. As I told in my review, misogyny and sexual harassment are not funny at all. I also said that the aforementioned Japanese manga-based comedy superhero film was very bad. I added: "Off course a surrealistic B-movie with poor visual effects may be good, and even the bizarre idea of a naked super heroine with an rabbit-eared red mask and scarf who fights with her beautiful body (and has a special strike in which she performs an epic jump, opens her legs and strangles the enemy between her thighs) and with a nunchaku (that she uses quite well) is not the problem (and could also be funny). The drawbacks are that acting and dialogs are awful and poor, and the story is ridiculous, campy and somewhat misogynous: evil (...) school (teachers) torture the students (who are all girls) in a childish but also sexual way, and the superheroine Kekkô Kamen saves the day fighting them in order to allow the victims to 'accomplish their dreams'. Villains are purposely the most ridiculous possible, and it was not funny but just one more reason to hate the film." Well, now (November 2021) I watched the 1992 film Kekko Kamen 2, and everything I criticized in the movie above I keep for this one too. However, it is even worse! It is not a B-movie, but a Z-movie, even more amateur and cheesy than the one from 2004. There are very bad campy action scenes and costumes, and a lot of saddistic sexploitation with young actresses. Ridiculous and disgusting.