This film begins with a man a respected Yakuza hitman named "Tosa" (Takeshi Caesar) being introduced to an apprentice by the name of "Kensuke Hagane" (Tsuyoshi Ujike) who absolutely idolizes him. Not long afterward, Tosa kills several members of a rival clan but is subsequently captured by the authorities and sent to prison. Seven years later, Tosa is released from prison and Kensuke is one of the people sent to greet him and then escort him back to his clan. The problem, however, is that the driver of the vehicle and another accomplice take him to a location where several gunmen are lurking nearby, which results in both Tosa and Kensuke being killed in the deadly ambush. But it doesn't simply end there as Kensuke is brought back to life by a scientist who combines body parts from both Tosa and Kensuke along with highly advanced electronics to create a cybernetic superman--and this new Kensuke is filled with a terrible need for revenge. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a strange film which combined a standard Yakuza outline with both comedy and science-fiction. In my opinion, however, these three components didn't mesh well together, and the end result wasn't very entertaining. But that's just my opinion. That being said, I don't recommend this film to anybody other than hard-core viewers of Japanese science-fiction, and I have rated it accordingly. Below average.
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