Kamikaze is a 1986 French science fiction film directed by Didier Grousset.[2][3]

Kamikaze
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Directed byDidier Grousset
Written byDidier Grousset
Luc Besson
Produced byLuc Besson
Louis Duchesne
Laurent Pétin
StarringRichard Bohringer
CinematographyJean-François Robin
Edited byOlivier Mauffroy
Music byÉric Serra
Distributed byGaumont[1]
Release date
  • 10 December 1986 (1986-12-10) (France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

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A brilliant scientist goes insane and develops a technology that enables him to kill people by sending death rays through television cameras. He kills TV announcers and is soon hunted by police.

Cast

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Reception

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The storyline has been characterised as "short and strange".[4] The film received mixed reviews, with one reviewer writing that Kamikaze had a "cool vibe".[5] A reviewer for trashcity.org called the film "impressive".[6] A reviewer for cinefileonline.co.il wrote that Kamikaze delivered "evidence of style and flair" and was "stylish fun".[7][8]

Production

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Luc Besson co-wrote and produced Kamikaze right after Subway.[9]

Soundtrack

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Two pieces have been published on a single in 1986.[10]

Home media

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Kamikaze was originally released on VHS.[11] In 2013 a digitally re-mastered HD French-language version with Japanese subtitles (NTSC, region 2) was issued.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Kamikaze (1986)". UniFrance. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Kamikaze". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  3. ^ "Kamikaze". scifi-movies.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  4. ^ "Kamikaze (1986)". artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  5. ^ "Kamikaze (1986)". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  6. ^ "Kamikaze". trashcity.org. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  7. ^ "Kamikaze (1986)". cinefileonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  8. ^ "Kamikaze". timeout.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  9. ^ "Luc Besson". filmbug.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  10. ^ "Eric Serra – Kamikaze, Le Film". discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  11. ^ Kamikaze. worldcat.org. OCLC 691268940.
  12. ^ "Kamikaze". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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