In a dystopic and futuristic Tokyo, humanity’s genetic code has gone awry. At the forefront of the technology is Fraud, an organization conducting experiments on people such as Kei and Ai – two escaped “headmeters” with hefty psychokinetic powers. The sinister Mr. Lee wants nothing more to retrieve Ai back to his clutches, as she seemingly holds the key to immense power; Kei wants simply to keep Ai safe; and the evil Lai Lo Ching has his own master plan. Along with the help of the amnesiac headmeter K2 and a trusty sidekick, Kei must fight to protect Ai from the evils of Mr. Lee, Lai Lo Ching, and the state of the world itself!
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn destruction porn before CGI ruined everything.
Score
Saxophone-heavy synth that screams 1986.
Director
Koichi Mashimo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Koichi Mashimo later founded Bee Train, the studio behind .hack//SIGN and Noir. This was his directorial warm-up.
Released one year before Akira (1988), part of the same bubbling 80s anxiety about Japan's technological future and youth delinquency.
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