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Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.

Michael HERZ / Lloyd KAUFMAN

USA1991104minmin 35mm Color

Synopsis

The feel of the Japanese cinema in Troma films is more than apparent in Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD. Created on the surgical table by combining the traditional play of kabuki and science, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. is a low budget film that relies on cheap special effects and exploitation to attract its audience. But isn't that the beauty of a Troma film? The scene where Kabukiman flies over the Empire State Building is cheesy yet sheer fun. If the stage for The Toxic Avenger was Tromaville, the stage for Kabukiman is New York. Harry is a NYPD officer who one day goes to a kabuki show and witnesses a brutal murder on stage. Trying to save the victim, Harry becomes the legendary Kabukiman when the victim passes the soul of the Kabukiman to Harry and tells him to defeat the “Evil One” and its minions. Although lacking in any solid direction, for sheer amount of campy fun, it can be said that Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. put Troma on the map. As with all B movies, the fans want to see Troma’s best go head to head: Freddy and Jason, Godzilla and the monsters. Fans of Troma always ask themselves, “Who would win in a fight? Sgt. Kabukiman or the Toxic Avenger?” If you want to know the answer to that question, watch Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avengers IV.

Diretor

Michael HERZ

Starred in the Lloyd Kaufman-directed The Girl Who Returned in 1969. Starting with Squeeze Play in 1980,he became responsible for overseeing all of Troma Studio’s production, such as the Toxic Avengers series, and occasionally co-directs with Lloyd Kaufman.

Lloyd KAUFMAN

Lloyd KAUFMAN represents one of the ‘B-movie' filmmakers and producers. One of his main projects Toxic Avenger pictured characters who are excluded due to their disability and disorder, and melted all the various genres including action, comedy, sexuality and hardgore.