8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
Seen it?1992 | 83 min | Action, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Logan or Alita: Battle Angel, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After Tokyo police officer Yokoda is killed in the line of duty, his chief decides give Yokoda's body to Dr. Tani for use in a secret scientific experiment: Yokoda's brain will be transplanted into a super-powered robot body, making him into an unstoppable policeman of the future. The supercop develops problems, however, when he begins to remember his human past. Then there is the matter of Dr. Tani's other cyborg, who has become a super-powered homicidal maniac.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yasuhiro Horiuchi
- Kai Shishido8 Man
- Etsushi TakahashiInspector Tanaka
- Sachiko AyaseSachiko
- Joe ShishidoDr. Tani
- Osamu OhtomoKen
- Tadao NakamaruYamafuji
- Daisuke ShimaDetective Sawaki
- Toshihide WakamatsuDetective Yokoda
- Mickey CurtisSniper
- Robert Axelrod(english version) (voice)