Summary
Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. When a second Zeiram unit shows up and goes berserk, it takes all of Iria's resources to survive a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the fearsome space creature.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 66
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108107Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1994
December 17, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ActionScience FictionHorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more19 people
- Yûko MoriyamaIria
- Kazuhiko InoueBob
- MYMizuho YoshidaYanuki / Zeiram
- SabuFujikuro (as Sabu)
- Kunihiko IdaTeppei
- Yukijiro HotaruKamiya
- MAMitsuo AbeHagi
- SHShuta HiromotoShaman, Various Bad Guys
- BKBin KuriharaKanute
- MHMakio HiraiwaElectronics store manager
- Yukitomo TochinoMurata
- Tetsu WatanabeTaguchi
- KYKazuhiro YokoyamaKoma Dog
- YKYoichi KomatsuzawaMan Asking for Directions
- Katsuya TeradaSoba shop clerk
- RKReo KinueWoman in a miniskirt
- YKYumiko KishimaWoman in a miniskirt
- AKAya KaidaBounty Hunter
- TKTakeshi KonudaBounty Hunter
Directing · 1
- Keita Amemiya Director, Writer, Character Designer, Creator
Writing · 1
- Hajime Matsumoto Writer, Visual Effects Supervisor
Production · 1
- Nobuyuki Takahashi Producer
Camera · 1
- Hiroshi Kidokoro Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- 今野治人 Editor
Sound · 2
- Shinji Kinoshita Original Music Composer
- Kōichi Ōta Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Akihiko Iguchi Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Katsuya Terada Costume Design
Visual Effects · 5
- Tamotsu Shinohara CGI Director
- Nobuaki Sugiki Visual Effects Director
- Nori Maezawa Character Modelling Supervisor
- Takayuki Takeya Modelling Supervisor
- Kazutugu Kosugi Animation
Lighting · 1
- Yoshimi Hosaka Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Makoto Yokoyama Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
- Motoko Nagino Stunt Double
- Akira Ohashi Stunt Double
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