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Zëiram

Zëiram

19916.11h 37m

Overview

Teppei and Kamiya, two average joes working in the electronic services industry, stumble upon the intergalactic bounty-hunter Ilia, and her partner, the artificial intelligence named Bob. Both men are accidentally transported to the Zone, a virtual reality in which Bob has trapped Ilia's latest prey, a biological weapon named Zeram. The Earth natives must both survive the experience and help Ilia capture Zeram before the Zone disappears around them.

Directed by Keita Amemiya
Written by Keita Amemiya, Hajime Matsumoto
Produced by Hiroshi Ichida, Shigeki Takeuchi
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Top Cast

Yûko Moriyama

Yûko Moriyama

Iria

Kunihiko Ida

Kunihiko Ida

Teppei

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Kamiya

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Masakazu Handa

Bob (voice)

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Mizuho Yoshida

Zeiramu

Yukitomo Tochino

Yukitomo Tochino

Murata

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Riko Kurenai

Momonga no Mama

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Naomi Enami

Electronic Store Manager

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Mayumi Aguni

Liliput

Masakazu Katsura

Masakazu Katsura

Passerby

Themes & Keywords

martial artsvirtual realitycyberpunkfemale martial artist

About Zëiram

Zëiram is a adventure, action, comedy, science fiction film released in 1991 exploring themes of martial arts, virtual reality, cyberpunk, female martial artist. Directed by Keita Amemiya, it stars Yûko Moriyama, Kunihiko Ida, Yukijiro Hotaru. Teppei and Kamiya, two average joes working in the electronic services industry, stumble upon the intergalactic bounty-hunter Ilia, and her partner, the artificial intelligence named Bob. Both men are accidentally transported to the Zone, a virtual reality in which Bob has trapped Ilia's latest prey, a biological weapon named Zeram. The Earth natives must both survive the experience and help Ilia capture Zeram before the Zone disappears around them.

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