i've looked everywhere for this movie! we rented it from blockbuster in the '90's and we loved it. I think i will go and see if i can order the dvd. thanks for sharing.
The original story for 8th Man was based on an story written by Japanese science fiction writer ”Kazumasa Hirai”. Kazumasa Hirai was the author of the original manga that was published in a magazine for boys, and the cartoonist was Jiro Kuwata, who drew the manga, which was then adapted into this animated TV version. The original manga was serialized in a children's manga magazine for children in the 1960s in Japan, and the animation was created for children. But the author was a popular science fiction writer, and the original story was based on a hard science fiction content without cutting any corners, which was suitable for adults and could be appreciated by them. This is also the reason why 8thMan was so popular in Japan in the 1960s, transcending generations. This animation was also faithful to Kazumasa Hirai's original story, so it can still be appreciated around the world today. The most famous work of "Kazumasa Hirai's" was his life's work "Shin genma Taisen" (Truth History of The Great War Against the Phantom Devil ) which has a circulation of more than 5 million copies in Japan at that time.
Very interesting information! Thank you so much. I really liked the concept of old mangas and anime that was aimed towards children having it's limit pushed so that all ages generally can enjoy them. Very similar to Tatsunoko brother's interview on Speed Racer and Gatchaman Other than 8th Man, the duo Kazumasa and Kuwata made another cyborg action manga in 1969 called 'Death Hunter' and it's possibly could be their darkest work because of how disturbingly violent and metal it was
I saw this whole movie from beginning to end. And from what I've heard, it's received a lot of mixed to negative reviews. A lot of American audiences unfamiliar with the original 60s show, have said that this movie is a bad Robocop rip off. Even though the latter was a much more recent franchise at the time. But in all honesty, the live action 8-Man film isn't all that bad. In fact, for 1992, this movie is actually quite fun and entertaining. I like how they designed his costume. I was rather surprised that they made use of the same soundtrack that was used for the OVA 8-Man After. And we even have some of the same voice actors as well including Steve Bullen, Dan Warren, and Mike Reynolds. And also, Ken was awesome in this movie.
The premise of this movie is based on one of the stories from the original 60s series. More specifically, 8-Man's rivalry with his half brother Ken. In the 60s series however, it was slightly different. Ken was said to have willingly become a cyborg for the sole purpose of revenge. While in this movie, he was brought back to life by Professor Tani after he was fatally injured in a terrible accident. This version of Ken doesn't seem too evil. But rather, he seems depressed that he was brought back to life as a machine. But then again, depression can cause a person to do crazy things.
Funny that quite a lot people here seems to like this movie. It was huge flop when it was first released in Japan. The company that fincae the move went bankrupt afterwards.
Another big 8th Man here. Liked this alot, especially the film noir look. Had they stuck closer to the original series, reception may have been more positive. The Samantha 7 character from the original series was bad ass --- gave me nightmares! This series could definitely be rebooted, and probably is in process. I mean, cyborgs are just shy of reality. Check out HBO's upcoming reboot of Michael Crichton's WESTWORLD.
I agree. 8th Man (not RoboCop!) should be done. HBO, Showtime or Starz could take it. Hopefully if Westworld catches on (and before they hook onto Futureworld) maybe they'll FINALLY bring these series to life.
I agree. A reboot of 8-Man is possible. But as fate would have it, nobody seems willing to do so. But I see so much potential for another reboot that's more faithful to the source material. Because 8-Man hasn't seen a new entry in ages. If there were to be fresh new take on the series, I can imagine it once again focusing on Hachiro Azuma, with Hazama Itsuru being his partner. And we could reintroduce characters like Ken, Tony, Samantha 7, and Enon X05 to name a few. And let's not forget Jupiter, the robot who could create tornadoes that disintegrate all matter. If that isn't badass, I don't know what is. Seriously though, if Casshern could have a reboot in the form of Casshern Sins and recently as 2008, then surely they could do the same for 8-Man.
They say that this is a huge flop in Japan. But honestly speaking, it is not that bad. At least I was able to see the world the director was trying to establish. It's the world of hard-boiled, rather than super-hero action flick. I understand that. However the Japanese audience in the 90's did not expect it, and thus it ended up with a flop.
I have not seen this movie in years. (I rented it at a video store. VHS of course). I would like to see a remake of this film with the original story line from the animated series. And not from a Hollywood Studio, from a Japanese Studio in the Japanese languish with English subtitles. I was a kid in the 60's watching the animated series.
Agreed. I like watching the original audio better. Seeing actors being dubbed over is kind of weird, especially since I'm familiar with one of the actors in this movie. I know how he's supposed to sound and it took me out of it for a bit.
Did the original Japanese version have the same problem of pacing where you're just skipping maybe 3 movies worth of content to get to a fight between two robots?
Thanx for the upload,I was curious to see this movie,everyone said it was horrible. And yes,they didn't lie,this movie is just awful!!! Better stick with the animes.
New to me. I heard about this, but I'd assumed it only came out in Japan. I remember the original 1960's telly programme, of course.. But will there be an "8 Man II"? (*Smirk*)
+Brick Mantooth Fuck her, lol! Actually I have an even worse story. My dad had to accompany me to the theater to watch Tank Girl b/c it was rated R. It was a quiet ride on the way home, haha!
My dad had to take me and my best friend to see A Clockwork Orange because we were underage . ( I’m giving away my age here;)We spent half the movie laughing at the expression on his face . That is a crazy movie though.
I think Hazama did have emotions even as 8-Man. But he tried his best to hide them unless either he was enraged (like in the football scene), or when he was genuinely surprised (when Daigo blurted out Tony's name).
Looking at the drug packing lab scene around 23 min in .. wow .. this looks like a horribly inefficient way of packing pills. I even looked up how people do this for real and there are special tools for it but they usually put the powder in a bowl for one-at-a-time pill packing, not just spread it all out on a big table. I suspect the whole 'smoking' thing was due to culture -- it was customary for a 'hero' to smoke so they had to make up some excuse for a robot/cyborg to do so.
+James Firmiss (IznbranahlGoose) More the times of the original manga/anime-- 1963-65. Then, EVERYONE smoked. Especially true in Japan, where the idea of a no-smoking area was about 10-15 years behind the US.
+3gdosrsfs Well, that was a thing in the original 1963-65 series... when practically everyone smoked, in every bar and restaurant, and long before the tobacco industry came under fire by the medical community. This was especially true in Japan, far after the US had started to have so many no-smoking areas, for a couple of decades. Cigarettes were universal, especially in Tokyo.
If you ask me, 8-Man deserves a modern day reboot.
Awesome. Some day the world will discover 8th Man. Until then he belongs to us!
Yeah,truly gem,,
FOUND HIM! ... technical ly for the second time😁
8-Man deserves more praise and attention than he gets.
I cannot believe I'm finally seeing Toshihide Wakamatsu outside Jetman! wooot woot! Been looking for this for sooooo long! Thanks for uploading! ^_^
And also Daisuke Shima Red Falcon of Super Beast Sentai Liveman as his former partner Sawaki .
i've looked everywhere for this movie! we rented it from blockbuster in the '90's and we loved it. I think i will go and see if i can order the dvd. thanks for sharing.
I love this movie and the anime dubbing thanks for posting it.
The original story for 8th Man was based on an story written by Japanese science fiction writer ”Kazumasa Hirai”.
Kazumasa Hirai was the author of the original manga that was published in a magazine for boys, and the cartoonist was Jiro Kuwata, who drew the manga, which was then adapted into this animated TV version.
The original manga was serialized in a children's manga magazine for children in the 1960s in Japan, and the animation was created for children.
But the author was a popular science fiction writer, and the original story was based on a hard science fiction content without cutting any corners, which was suitable for adults and could be appreciated by them.
This is also the reason why 8thMan was so popular in Japan in the 1960s, transcending generations.
This animation was also faithful to Kazumasa Hirai's original story, so it can still be appreciated around the world today.
The most famous work of "Kazumasa Hirai's" was his life's work "Shin genma Taisen" (Truth History of The Great War Against the Phantom Devil ) which has a circulation of more than 5 million copies in Japan at that time.
Very interesting information! Thank you so much. I really liked the concept of old mangas and anime that was aimed towards children having it's limit pushed so that all ages generally can enjoy them. Very similar to Tatsunoko brother's interview on Speed Racer and Gatchaman
Other than 8th Man, the duo Kazumasa and Kuwata made another cyborg action manga in 1969 called 'Death Hunter' and it's possibly could be their darkest work because of how disturbingly violent and metal it was
This is a awesome movie I really loved watching it and loved the cartoon too
Thank You so much!!
I was looking for this movie for years.
A very good story. It's worthy of a sequel.
+airdaleva42 I agree. And they could have Samantha 7 or Ennon 005 be 8-Man's next challenger. Or perhaps Kozuma from the arcade game.
This series deserves a reboot.
@IdI0021 Yeah, it is! Not only do they have the cast from 8 Man After dubbing, they have the same soundtrack too! Bizarre but awesome!
Nice! I've just checked out the anima 8 men after and came across this after I'd finished!
Thanks for the upload! ;)
I saw this whole movie from beginning to end. And from what I've heard, it's received a lot of mixed to negative reviews. A lot of American audiences unfamiliar with the original 60s show, have said that this movie is a bad Robocop rip off. Even though the latter was a much more recent franchise at the time. But in all honesty, the live action 8-Man film isn't all that bad. In fact, for 1992, this movie is actually quite fun and entertaining. I like how they designed his costume. I was rather surprised that they made use of the same soundtrack that was used for the OVA 8-Man After. And we even have some of the same voice actors as well including Steve Bullen, Dan Warren, and Mike Reynolds. And also, Ken was awesome in this movie.
One of my favorite movies of all time
1992年かー！そういえばDVD じゃなく、VHSどっかにあるはず！同じ場面が3回も出てこないが(笑)翌年には自分は当時 IDO の携帯をスーツの左内ポケットに入れて、人生初の営業を始めてたなぁー！アァッ、懐かしい！！
I watched the animated version of this as a kid back in the early 1960's.
Derrick Judge Early "There's a prehistoric monster, who came from outer space..."
+alkh3myst probably the rankest theme song for any animated series.
I. LOVE. THE SOUNDTRACK! The anime from 1993 is one of my favorites.
Truth, this is the exact same OST from 8-Man After. But it fits well with the film.
True. Is there any chance you know where I can find a full version of the soundtrack? I've been looking for a while.
There is a video on TH-cam that has most of the songs. However, I have discovered that there were some songs that were never used in the OVA at all.
link?
The soundtrack is very good. At first I thought it was done by Tangerine Dream. Sounds like early Tangerine Dream.
The premise of this movie is based on one of the stories from the original 60s series. More specifically, 8-Man's rivalry with his half brother Ken. In the 60s series however, it was slightly different. Ken was said to have willingly become a cyborg for the sole purpose of revenge. While in this movie, he was brought back to life by Professor Tani after he was fatally injured in a terrible accident. This version of Ken doesn't seem too evil. But rather, he seems depressed that he was brought back to life as a machine. But then again, depression can cause a person to do crazy things.
Thanks for uploading ! I has been looking for it for a while...
I loved the animated 1960's cartoon version.
Seria bom se fosse dublado ou pelo menos legendado.
This is old school at it's best,
舞台挨拶ありの東京ドームで見たよ。サングラス？何で生顔に金属プレート張らない。
約２８年後に銃夢のハリウッド版が、この映画の不満を解決してくれた。
Exist more movies based in japaneses cartoons or mangas ?!?!?! I loved 8 MAN !!!!!!
Funny that quite a lot people here seems to like this movie. It was huge flop when it was first released in Japan. The company that fincae the move went bankrupt afterwards.
8-Man's Legacy
1963: 8-Man (manga)
1963: 8-Man/8th Man (TV series)
1991: 8-Man (arcade game)
1992: 8-Man For All Lonely Nights (live action movie)
1993: 8-Man After (4 episode OVA/animated movie)
2005: 8-Man Infinity (manga)
2020: 8-Man vs Cyborg 009 (manga)
Another big 8th Man here. Liked this alot, especially the film noir look. Had they stuck closer to the original series, reception may have been more positive. The Samantha 7 character from the original series was bad ass --- gave me nightmares! This series could definitely be rebooted, and probably is in process. I mean, cyborgs are just shy of reality. Check out HBO's upcoming reboot of Michael Crichton's WESTWORLD.
I agree. 8th Man (not RoboCop!) should be done. HBO, Showtime or Starz could take it. Hopefully if Westworld catches on (and before they hook onto Futureworld) maybe they'll FINALLY bring these series to life.
I agree. A reboot of 8-Man is possible. But as fate would have it, nobody seems willing to do so. But I see so much potential for another reboot that's more faithful to the source material. Because 8-Man hasn't seen a new entry in ages. If there were to be fresh new take on the series, I can imagine it once again focusing on Hachiro Azuma, with Hazama Itsuru being his partner. And we could reintroduce characters like Ken, Tony, Samantha 7, and Enon X05 to name a few. And let's not forget Jupiter, the robot who could create tornadoes that disintegrate all matter. If that isn't badass, I don't know what is. Seriously though, if Casshern could have a reboot in the form of Casshern Sins and recently as 2008, then surely they could do the same for 8-Man.
An interesting blend of sci-fi and film noir.
I just wonder how many people are aware that actors playing 8 Man and Dr. Tani are real father and son.
I had no idea they made a person movie. I loved the animated series in the 60s as a kid
You have got to be kidding!
Of late anime turned into live action seldom goes well, and this is no exception!
I can tell its gonna be kinda crappy within the 1st 3 or so minutes in, But I give it a fair watch anyway. I have an appreciation for stuff like this
They say that this is a huge flop in Japan. But honestly speaking, it is not that bad. At least I was able to see the world the director was trying to establish. It's the world of hard-boiled, rather than super-hero action flick. I understand that. However the Japanese audience in the 90's did not expect it, and thus it ended up with a flop.
Just reboot this film please anime version 🙏
Loving the film but some of the parts are too dark, I can’t see!
It would be AMAZING if someone could find an original Japanese dub of this movie. I'd prefer it over the English dub tbh.
Awesome!
Is the dubbed voice of the police chief Paul Newman?
I have not seen this movie in years. (I rented it at a video store. VHS of course). I would like to see a remake of this film with the original story line from the animated series. And not from a Hollywood Studio, from a Japanese Studio in the Japanese languish with English subtitles. I was a kid in the 60's watching the animated series.
Agreed. I like watching the original audio better. Seeing actors being dubbed over is kind of weird, especially since I'm familiar with one of the actors in this movie. I know how he's supposed to sound and it took me out of it for a bit.
実写版８マンの一部を見たけど暗すぎて英語だし良く解らないハッキリしない残念，
Did the original Japanese version have the same problem of pacing where you're just skipping maybe 3 movies worth of content to get to a fight between two robots?
You can see were the idea for Robocop came from.
that final battle tho........ lol
I was looking for this bout year ,,, only knew recently u should put "after" the 8 man,,shit,,this is my childhood memories i could not forget
Nice
Thanx for the upload,I was curious to see this movie,everyone said it was horrible.
And yes,they didn't lie,this movie is just awful!!!
Better stick with the animes.
your mom is awful.
I agree this is a awesome movie. and I remember the cartoon as well oh well I just told my age lol
New to me. I heard about this, but I'd assumed it only came out in Japan. I remember the original 1960's telly programme, of course.. But will there be an "8 Man II"? (*Smirk*)
Well, there was a sequel in the early 90s called 8 Man After.
No freaking way, thanks for this
great movie.
Anime is the best.
Is it just the voice work from the anime dubbed over the live film?
なぜ？サングラス悪党に銃で撃たれる場面が2回も？？原作との大違いは、8マンは、誰にでもそっくり変身できるスーパーロボットだから、サングラスなしのハンサム！！主人公の東探偵オフィスには、3枚目役のかわいい一郎くんがラーメン食い過ぎたりしてなごやか気分も有ったがこの映画暗すぎ(笑)幸子も小柄なトランジスターグラマー(モンローみたいな)でスゴく魅力的だった！妄想し過ぎか(笑)
なんと！今また同じサングラス悪党に8マンが銃で撃たれちゃった！！3回目はもう編集めちゃくちゃって事か？！？
(笑)
Miike would make this a live action masterpiece
Rented this in '94, my girlfriend was not pleased. Heard about it for years after.
+Brick Mantooth
Fuck her, lol!
Actually I have an even worse story. My dad had to accompany me to the theater to watch Tank Girl b/c it was rated R. It was a quiet ride on the way home, haha!
My dad had to take me and my best friend to see A Clockwork Orange because we were underage . ( I’m giving away my age here;)We spent half the movie laughing at the expression on his face . That is a crazy movie though.
Toshihide Wakamatsu (Gai Yuki/Black Condor) JetMan
Daisuke Shima ( Yusuke Amamiya /Red Falcon) From LiveMan
Kai Shishido (Orion ) From KyuuRanger
😮
They don't make heroes like 8 man today...
This movie is offensively corny but, it was a great waste of time.
for 1992 this is not bad
The Hero In 8 Man After Was Named Hazama. He looked Human, Be He Acted Like A Robot.
I think Hazama did have emotions even as 8-Man. But he tried his best to hide them unless either he was enraged (like in the football scene), or when he was genuinely surprised (when Daigo blurted out Tony's name).
I can't be the only one who's here from hachiman in oreigura
初めて観ました。
（・ω・）：
『商業的には、失敗した』そうですけど、納得・・・。
レッドファルコンとブラックコンドル出てる。
なぜ口まで着ぐるみにしてしまったのか。。
他はまあ頑張ってるよ９２年だろ。
this was so dull
The anime was better
Hey, man-that was weird.
全然、おもちゃ的エイトマン！
YT calls this category sports ???????
Japanese
the anime is much better, but this was ok.
Looking at the drug packing lab scene around 23 min in .. wow .. this looks like a horribly inefficient way of packing pills. I even looked up how people do this for real and there are special tools for it but they usually put the powder in a bowl for one-at-a-time pill packing, not just spread it all out on a big table.
I suspect the whole 'smoking' thing was due to culture -- it was customary for a 'hero' to smoke so they had to make up some excuse for a robot/cyborg to do so.
+James Firmiss (IznbranahlGoose)
More the times of the original manga/anime-- 1963-65. Then, EVERYONE smoked. Especially true in Japan, where the idea of a no-smoking area was about 10-15 years behind the US.
8 man after was better
原作もこの映画用キャラクターも知ってる8マン(笑)フェチの自分が、最初のストーリーの原作との違いを理解できないのに驚愕している！、まだ10分少しだが(笑)英語吹替え版なのもやはり少し(かなり？)支障(笑)
☺
地雷注意
goggles?
酷いな ..…
学芸会レベルだ (;-Д-)
A superhero that needs cigarettes? That's got to upset the PC crowd....excellent! LOL!
+3gdosrsfs
Well, that was a thing in the original 1963-65 series... when practically everyone smoked, in every bar and restaurant, and long before the tobacco industry came under fire by the medical community. This was especially true in Japan, far after the US had started to have so many no-smoking areas, for a couple of decades. Cigarettes were universal, especially in Tokyo.
Kenko706 Oh yeah... I get it. But this movie is more recent than that. Japan was obviously not as anal about this as the US is.
+3gdosrsfs
well, I think the smoking was to preserve the elements from the original show and manga
The use of tobacco never had any harmful side effects until bug spray and additives like flake retarder were added .
this is fucking sad nothing like the 8th man, let me give it that number 17 dislike !