Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D.

Starring:Rick Gianasi, Susan Byun, Bill Weeden, Thomas Crnkovich, Larry Robinson (II), Noble Lee Lester, Brick Bronsky, Pamela Alster, Shaler McClure, Jeff Wineshmutz, Joe Fleishaker, Fumio Furuya, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Traci Mann, The Blonde Fox, Herbert Becker, Andrew Osborne, Rick Collins, Michael Deeg, David Floyd (III)
Director: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Studio: TROMA ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Product Type: DVD

Description

Produced during the xenophobic late-80's by the creators of the classic Toxic Avenger, Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD introduced a second classic superhero to the Tromaverse! Harry Griswold, a hapless NYC cop, undergoes a fantastic physical transformation to become the legendary Japanese hero, Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD! Armed with fatal sushi, heatseeking chopsticks and pyro projectile parasols, Sgt Kabukiman NYPD must learn how to use his Kabuki powers to save the Big Apple (and the Earth) from the evil one, all while filleting an array of baddies, from brutal pimps to Central Park rapists! Timely and satirical! Action packed and hilarious, with eye-popping special effects and hair raising fight sequences! This exclusive unrated edition of Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD comes fully stocked with heretofore unseen extras, such as the unreleased Sgt. Kabukiman cartoon and a director's commentary by director Lloyd Kaufman!

Customer Reviews:

troma with a dash of superman.......2006-03-09

ok,I admit it.i saw citizen toxie first,then this buried treasure.i knew that kabukiman was dopey material all along.but what i expected out of the was alot of gore,instead i got pg13 material,wich makes this rare.its about this dopey ny cop who is possesed by superhuman powers.i highly reccomend this.

so it's not toxie, cry about it........2006-01-27

have any of you people who rated this lower than 3 stars heard of the phrase. "seen one, seen them all." troma goes against that formula a lot. troma is pretty good about making each of their films unique and not so much the same. well for sequels that is okay, but you people would be the ones saying "toxie rip-off" if this movie followed similar to that. sure, its no cheesy yet amazing gore fest such as toxie and terror firmer. it is a strange comedy movie and i like it for that. i have a feeling that the sequel will be a spectacular tromatic experience!

funny quote: (to the monkey) you better not have led us to a banana factory, or else your going to be dog food.

also, this dvd came out in 1997 and it is impressive that troma did dvds this good that early. tons of special features folks!

It's No Toxie, but it's alright........2005-07-01

I gotta admit I had no idea who Sgt Kabukiman was untill I saw Toxic Avenger part 4. I'd seen him on extra features and stuff that Troma put on there DVD's, but I wasnt paying much attention to him. Once i'd seen Citizen Toxie, I rented Kabukiman to see what it was like.

Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD is no Toxic Avenger, he's a dopey cop who accidently inherets ancient powers passed down from generation to generation from oriental actors. He learns to use his powers and fu...alls in love with the girl training him. He ends up saving the day and becoming New Yorks billionth super hero.

Theres alot of the usual over the top antic by Troma, the signature moves they pull i mean.... but there very little gore in it, I was told it was gorey, it's not... either that or it WAS considered gorey 15 years ago way before the made TA4. I expected more action and voilence, but it never came.

Overall, it's nothing compared to the Toxie movies or Cannibal The musical, but it is worthy of at least a rent.

I can't wait for the sequel........2004-08-22

Troma is going to spoof themselves and make a more outrageous spoof on their own film. It will be called Bukkakeman instead of Kabukiman. It will be hilarious.

I guess this movie's a weenie after all..........2003-03-08

Being a reasonably voracious viewer of cult flicks and trash-cinema `classics', I set my sights on the legendary (?!) TromaÂ™ mo-pic Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPDÂ™. After checking it out, I'm sorry to say I was rather disappointed. Now I know TromaÂ™ flicks tend to be silly are not to be taken seriously, but the kimono-clad sarge's misadventures were a bit too dumb even for my low cinematic standards! Sure, it had a few moments of brilliance (such as the "executive shoe-shine" scene and KabukimanÂ™'s first use of his bizarre powers against a gang of muggers in Central Park), but it was counter-balanced by really corny dialogue (the "you don't have your super-hero learner's permit yet" line was a real groaner), a few dumb sight gags (our hero turning one of the mugger-gang members into a pile of weenies, for example), and the most anticlimactic super-hero/super-villain battle I've ever seen (the one in the Spider-ManÂ™ flick is a close second). There's even a scene transition that was shamelessly ripped off from SpaceballsÂ™ ("nice dissolve...") that's just a little less unfunny here than it as the first time `round. Most of the side features, including a short promo for the never-developed KabukimanÂ™ `toon show and the sarge caught in a sexual harassment suit instigated by the movie's simian star were pretty retarded, too.

But this presentation did have one saving grace: Lloyd Kaufman's feature-length commentary track. He threw out several entertaining anecdotes about the production of the flick, explanations of how certain sequences were shot, and real-life events that inspired some of the scenes. He even gets political during the last several minutes of the feature, letting the listener in on his conspiracy theory regarding the news media and the corporate elite. It was something I found a real hoot to listen to! But other than the smattering of cool scenes and Lloyd's `Roids, Sgt. Kabukiman NYPDÂ™ couldn't even cut it as a part-time mall cop in the precinct that is my video cabinet...

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