Kikaider REBOOT (2014)
In the near future, the “ARK Project” has initiated a program to increase the quality of human life through the peaceful use of robots. Dr. Komyoji, the chief scientist on the project, has developed a process to create a robot with a figurative human “heart” through the installation of a “conscience circuit”, but his plans are violently opposed by researcher Gilbert Kanzaki. When Dr. Komyoji is killed in an apparent accident, his children Masaru and Mitsuko are targeted by mysterious forces within the ARK Project looking to gain control of the scientist’s research data. But the villains are opposed by Jiro, the android with a human conscience who fights for justice as the hero Kikaider.
Released: May 24, 2014
Runtime: 110 minutes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Stars: Jingi Irie, Aimi Satsukawa, Yuta Ikeda, Maryjun Takahashi, Shingo Tsurumi, Daisuke Ban
Crew: Ten Shimoyama (Director), Shinichirou Inoue (Producer), Shinichiro Shinakura (Producer), Kento Shimoyama (Writer), Shotaro Ishinomori (Original Series Creator), Kiyoshi Yoshikawa (Original Music Composer)