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Release Date
July 16, 1988
Runtime
124 Minutes
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Cast
Mitsuo Iwata
Nozomu Sasaki
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A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Writers
Katsuhiro Otomo, Izô Hashimoto
Writers
Katsuhiro Otomo, Izô Hashimoto
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