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Japan Release: 1991
Running Time: 73 minutes

Mikadroid


Japanese Title

ミカドロイド
[Mikadoroid]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Toho / Tsuburaya / TFC

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Live Action Science FictionOV
Box Office - Stock Footage - DVDs - CDs - Pictures - Background - Concept Art - Cut Scenes - Reviews

Titles
International Title

Mikadroid
Initial US Title

Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla
US Distributor: Discotek (2006) / Time: 73 Minutes
Alternate Titles

Mikadroid
[Literal translation]

 

Aliens, SDF & Misc.
Jinra
Jinra

Staff

Cast
Directed by Satoo Haraguchi, Tomoo Haraguchi
Writing credits Tomoo Haraguchi, Junki Takegami
Produced by Akira Tsuburaya
Music by Kenji Kawai
Cinematography by Yousuke Mamiya
Director of Special Effects Shinji Higuchi 		 Juyo Tomonori Yoshida
Saeko Yoriko Douguchi
Okazaki Hiroshi Atsumi
Scientist Masatoh Eve
Kitami Kenji Hayami
Security Guard Sandayu Dokumamushi
Military Police Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Makoto Tezuka, Kaizo Hayashi
Jinra Hurricane Ryu
- 'Little Man' Machan
- Kimihide Mitsumasu
- Leo Morimoto
- Kenichirou Sagaki
- Masako Takeda
- Takuya Tsuda

Posters
Japanese Poster
Japan
Japanese DVD Poster with Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Japan DVD

Box Office
Release Date: November 8th, 1991 (Japan)
Budget: ¥50,000,000 / $380,000 (Rough Figure)

DVDs and Blu-rays
United States Region 1 Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Discoclub Layla Discotek (2006) Order
Japan Region 2 Mikadroid Toho (2002)

Background and Trivia
  • While most marketing in Japan just used the title in Japanese (ミカドロイド), when Toho released the movie to DVD in Japan they started to use an English film title of "Mikadoroid" on marketing and the DVD cover. In 2005 Toho Kingdom was given the opportunity to check on the preferred English names for several of Toho's productions. During these discussions, it was mentioned that the preferred English name for the movie is "Mikadroid" as opposed to the English title that was used on the Japanese DVD release.
  • The project was initially planned to be a zombie movie to be released in 1989 called Mikado Zombie. However, the real life atrocities of serial killer Tsutomu Miyazaki were making headlines at the time, including his fascination with horror films. As a result, it was decided to largely retool the concept to be more of a science fiction feature, eventually becoming Mikadroid.

Reviews
J.L Carrozza Star Rating
November 24, 2006		    




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