Japan, 1991
92m
35mm film, colour, 1.75:1
Dolby, Japanese
A Japanese science fiction film directed by Keita Amemiya.
Plot Summary
Alien bounty hunter Iria and her artificial intelligence companion Bob are despatched to capture Zeiram, another alien who has arrived on Earth. They set up base in an abandoned building and create an artificial reality they call “the Zone” in which they hope to capture and fight Zeiram. But their use of stolen electricity attracts the attention of the power company who send bumbling technicians Kamiya and Teppei to investigate. They end up being transported into the Zone with Iria where they try to find Zeiram, destroy his transport pod and take him into custody. But it’s not quite as easy as Iria would have liked…
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Keita Amemiya
Gaga, Graphical Corporation Crowd Inc.
Executive Producers: Yoshinori Chiba, Koichi Sugisawa
Produced by: Hiroshi Ichida, Shigeki Takeuchi
English Language Version Produced by: Carl Macek
Written by: Keita Amemiya, Steve Kramer, Hajime Matsumoto
Director of Photography: Hiroshi Kidokoro
Music by: Hirokazu Ohta
Recording Engineer: Dave Walsh
Costume Designer: Katsuya Terada
Special Make-up Effects: Kazuhiro Sawa [real name: Kazu Hiro]
Visual Effects Supervisor: Hiroshi Onodera
Production Designers: Akihiko Iguchi, Toshio Miike
Cast
Yûko Moriyama (Iria)
Kunihiro Ida (Teppei)
Yukijirô Hotaru (Kamiya)
Masakazu Handa (voice of Bob)
Mizuho Yoshida (Zeiram)
Yukitomo Tochino (Murata)
Riko Kurenai (Momonga no Mama)
Naomi Enami (electronic store manager)
Mayumi Aguni (Liliput)
Masakazu Katsura (passerby)
Alternative Titles
Zëiram
ZËIЯAM
Zeram – Greece (DVD)
Дзэйрам – Russia
ゼイラム – Japan
Links
Sequels
Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994)
Zeiram 2 (1994)
Includes sound effects from
Aliens (1986)
Back to the Future (1985)
RoboCop (1987)
Extracts included in
Hollywood Burn (2006)
