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A streetwise New York police officer transforms into the world's most unusual superhuman hero.A streetwise New York police officer transforms into the world's most unusual superhuman hero.A streetwise New York police officer transforms into the world's most unusual superhuman hero.
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Herbert L. Becker
- Mr. Goldberg
- (as Herbert Becker)
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After The Toxic Avenger trilogy, Troma presents this comedy with a new superhero that parodies elements of kabuki and Japanese culture. Sgt. Kabukiman is a bizarre fun that has the cartoonish humor of Troma. The film is an authentic cartoon made with real humans that offers several delirious and nonsensical moments that seek to make the viewer laugh. Like The Toxic Avenger, the concept is a parody of superhero cinema and what it offers is something that does not seek to be taken seriously. Like many Troma films, this film has no good acting, no solid script, no character development, and everything is nonsense. It's a comedy that delivers guaranteed laughs and manages to do that without the need to be an excellent movie. That makes it an enjoyable film to watch and Kabukiman has already become an iconic character along with Toxie. The soundtrack has its interesting side as it is based on the opera Madame Butterfly and the Kabukiman song is unforgettable. Perhaps the battle with the evil being should have been more hesitant because the design of that creature is out of this world. Sgt. Kabukiman is another of Troma's bizarre films that promises laughter and guaranteed entertainment. My final rating for this movie is a 7/10.
I was very surprised by this flick.
The first Troma flick I saw was Terror Firmer, which was just wall to wall sex and violence. Not that that's a bad thing.
With Kabukiman, however, the sex and gore is reduced considerably, and a lot of the humour is quite witty ("Nice dissolve, huh?"), with only a bit of gratuitous nudity(If it wasn't for the attempted rape bit this film could've got away with a 12 rating) and cartoon violence. I really enjoyed this movie, and it definitely makes my all time favourite list.
The first Troma flick I saw was Terror Firmer, which was just wall to wall sex and violence. Not that that's a bad thing.
With Kabukiman, however, the sex and gore is reduced considerably, and a lot of the humour is quite witty ("Nice dissolve, huh?"), with only a bit of gratuitous nudity(If it wasn't for the attempted rape bit this film could've got away with a 12 rating) and cartoon violence. I really enjoyed this movie, and it definitely makes my all time favourite list.
the problem with this movie was that some of the same sort of funny things done in the movie got old. yeah they were funny at first but then after a while it got to be old. i'm sure this would have been a great comedy movie if it was just shortened 25 to 50%. i give it 6/10
It's been a while since I've seen this film but I still remember that it is a good laugh. Really silly with poor acting but that's what Troma is all about. Like all Troma films it's the bad acting and stupid ott stories that make them so good. Okay some of them are just plain bad, but this definitely isn't one. The Kabuki costume looks amazing and I love the way Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD looks. The cartoon style humour is wonderfully done and this film really appeals to my sense of humour. It's even got a kick ass title song to go with it.
I was over the moon when I found out there might be a sequel coming out soon. I know sequels are rarely as good as or better than the the first film and often much worse but I really hope I get to see this sequel. It's just a shame Troma films are never shown in cinemas over here. Long live Troma.
A 7/10 for this film. Tempted to give it 8. Maybe I'll change my rating later on if I see the film again.
I was over the moon when I found out there might be a sequel coming out soon. I know sequels are rarely as good as or better than the the first film and often much worse but I really hope I get to see this sequel. It's just a shame Troma films are never shown in cinemas over here. Long live Troma.
A 7/10 for this film. Tempted to give it 8. Maybe I'll change my rating later on if I see the film again.
Yes... Troma, the longest lasting indipendent film studio ever... And this film is one of there MANY pieces of art. This film is really silly, but really funny. "Oh great, first I got kissed by a man, now I'm wearing a dress." GREAT quote! Troma is the best studio ever made! I don't know why people hate this movie. If has so many classic scenes...
10/10 AWESOME!!!
10/10 AWESOME!!!
Did you know
- TriviaAnother Troma film, The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989), is playing at the cinema near the beginning of the film.
- GoofsBefore the naked wife gets thrown out the window, it is plain glass. However in a close up of her getting launched out the window, it's now a colonial window. In another shot, the window's back to being a plain one again.
- Quotes
Jughead: Who are you?
Sergeant Kabukiman: [looks into camera, then back at Jughead] I'm Kabukiman.
[reference to the 1989 version of Batman]
- Crazy creditsAll Rights Reserved; All Lefts Made From Far Lane
- Alternate versionsAvailable in both a PG-13 version and an unrated "director's cut."
- ConnectionsEdited into Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
- SoundtracksSgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. Theme Song
Composed by Dan Skye and Paul Short
Chris Carroll - Guitars, Jeff Baron - Drums
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- Сержант Кабукимен из нью-йоркской полиции
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- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m(105 min)
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