7 Best Japanese Cyberpunk Movies You Must Watch

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Nov 07, 2024

Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)

A Japanese tokusatsu film directed by Gakuryū Ishii, the story is about two urban fighters who both survived childhood electrocution continue to engage in a brutal feud.

Neo Tokyo (1987)

The film is divided into three segments which consist of an exploration into the maze of a little girl's mind, Yoshiaki focusing on a deadly auto race, and Katsuhiro a cautionary tale about man's dependency on technology.

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

A sci-fi horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto centers on a salaryman who wakes up to find pieces of metal sprouting from various parts of his body and becomes haunted by visions of metal-oriented sexual fantasies.

Death Powder (1986)

A science fiction/horror film directed by Shigeru Izumiya follows a group of three conspirators who capture a very special android named Guernica and things go wrong when they try to experiment on her.

Metropolis (2001)

Shunsaku, a private detective, and his nephew Kenichi capture a crazy scientist suspected of people trafficking, they uncover a diabolical scheme that threatens humanity.

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Set in the futuristic world, follows Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg public-security agent, who hunts an enigmatic hacker/ghost known as the Puppet Master.

Akira (1988)

An animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo follows Tetsuo Shima after a bike accident acquires telekinetic abilities eventually threatening an entire military complex.

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