The Defender

The Defender

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 1, 1997

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Science Fiction, Action

User Score

40%

Original Title

The Defender

Production Companies

Image Factory IM Co. Ltd., TV Tokyo, Suntory Co., Ltd., Pal Entertainments Production

Director

Kazuya Konaka

Description

Computer engineer Takashi notices that a microchip is protruding fro his head. He contacts a notorious hacker for help. Meanwhile, Takashi's world is turning upside down. He's robbed at knifepoint & then chased through the crowded Tokyo streets by a giant. Or maybe not. Perhaps the microchip is only making him think these things are happening. Soon he realizes there's a connection between all the bizarre traumas and a girl named Masami. Seemingly, all his troubles started when she visited his repair shop and asked him to fix her cd rom-unit. Eventually Takashi finds himself psychically linked to the girl. As it turns out, they are secret government-made humanoids, programmed to live undetected within society an then - when the need should arise - they are activated as professional fighters; The action of the movie itself plays like the Defender arcade game.