Overview
is a 1995 Japanese tokusatsu film directed by Keita Amemiya. Based on the television series Android Kikaider, the film features Hakaider in the role of an anti-hero as opposed to his typical portrayal as a villain.
Production
Mechanical Violator Hakaider was released in Japan on April 15, 1995. It was produced by Toei Company alongside Tohokushinsha Film and Sega. The film was directed by Keita Amemiya. The title character was an antagonist from the original Kikaider series.
Plot
A gang of criminals break into an abandoned prison in search of treasure and find what appears to be a man in chains. They accidentally awaken the man, who reveals himself to be the android Hakaider. He kills them all, and ponders his own identity among the wreckage. Hakaider escapes on a motorcycle. Elsewhere, a man cornered by security officers attempts suicide, but is stopped and captured by an angelic android named Michael.
Hakaider arrives at Jesus Town, a pseudo-utopia built on what was once Jerusalem. Having no identification, Hakaider is stopped by a border guard, but ignores him and breaks through the electric barrier. Meanwhile, a band of rebels in Jesus Town stages an attack on the town's heavily-armed security force, stealing weapons in order to subjugate the government.
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