K-20: Kaijin nijû mensô den

2008
2h 17m

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Superhero Action Adventure Crime Drama Sci-Fi

Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.

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The names Akechi and Hashiba may have roots in the historic Azuchi-Momoyama period. Akechi was a general who betrayed his overlord, Oda Nobunaga, and tried to become shogun. Hashiba was a son of Oda who joined in the battle to punish Akechi.

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Japan has avoided World War Two. But nothing is said about the Sino-Japanese war. Began formally in 1937, but including earlier events like the occupation of Manchuria in 1932.

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K20 - old characters in a new movie

Fairly well done light entertainment movie with good computer graphics and retro set-up. Some reviewer says Japanese stole Batman, but I would like to present some facts here. K20 character was created in 1930 by Edogawa Rampo, a Japanese pioneer mystery novelist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edogawa_Rampo This movie is based on a recent novel adaptation by a different author. If you think cape and mask means everything MARVEL, think again and do some basic research before saying anything about "originality".

Some other characters like Akechi, and boy-sidekick Kobayashi are also came from Rampo's novels.

Retro set up seems like homage to the original author who wrote juvenile fun novels about K20 vs Akechi before WW2, and I appreciate the director's sensitivity.