Zeiram
Sign in to save, stylized as ZËIЯAM (originally marketed in English as Zeram), is a 1991 Japanese science fiction film directed by Keita Amemiya. The film stars Yūko Moriyama as an extraterrestrial bounty hunter named Iria, who comes to Earth to do battle with Zeiram, a powerful alien creature. With the help of her partner—an artificial intelligence named Bob—and two ordinary Japanese electricians, Iria fights Zeiram in a virtually constructed alternate dimension known as a "Zone".
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6.2Teppei and Kamiya, two average joes working in the electronic services industry, stumble upon the intergalactic bounty-hunter Ilia, and her partner, the artificial intelligence named Bob. Both men are accidentally transported to the Zone, a virtual reality in which Bob has trapped Ilia's latest prey, a biological weapon named Zeram. The Earth natives must both survive the experience and help Ilia capture Zeram before the Zone disappears around them.
Released: 1991-12-2197 minDir: Keita AmemiyaAdventure, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Cast
- Yûko Moriyama as Iria
- Kunihiko Ida as Teppei
- Yukijiro Hotaru as Kamiya
- Masakazu Handa as Bob (voice)
- Mizuho Yoshida as Zeiramu
- Yukitomo Tochino as Murata
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Key dates
- Published
- 21 December 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Main subject
- extraterrestrial life
- Director
- Keita Amemiya
- Cast member
- Mizuho Yoshida
- Duration
- +96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 611719
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- English dubbing staff
- Production
- Release
- Reception
- Anime OVA prequel
- Sequel film
- Video game
- References
- Footnotes
- Sources
- External links
, stylized as ZËIЯAM (originally marketed in English as Zeram), is a 1991 Japanese science fiction film directed by Keita Amemiya. The film stars Yūko Moriyama as an extraterrestrial bounty hunter named Iria, who comes to Earth to do battle with Zeiram, a powerful alien creature. With the help of her partner—an artificial intelligence named Bob—and two ordinary Japanese electricians, Iria fights Zeiram in a virtually constructed alternate dimension known as a "Zone".
Zeiram was released in Japan in August 1991. It was dubbed in English and released in the United States in 1994, where it garnered mixed reviews from American film critics. That same year, the film was followed by a six-episode original video animation (OVA) known as Iria: Zeiram the Animation (which serves as a prequel to the film), as well as a sequel film titled Zeiram 2.