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Full Metal Yakuza

FULL METAL 極道

1997 ·1h 42m · ★ 5.8 (50)

After being brutally murdered in a gangster-style execution, Kensuke Hagane finds himself brought back to life by a mad scientist and rebuilt as a robot-human hybrid with a serious thirst for vengeance and the tools to carry it out.

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Director

Takashi Miike Takashi Miike
17 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
83
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
Discover with this DNA
Mad ScientistRevenge

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTortureMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

bloodshedcyborgrapeyakuza

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