Hentai Kamen (film)
| Hentai Kamen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yūichi Fukuda |
| Written by | Jin Kobayashi (manga) Yûichi Fukuda , Shun Oguri (screenplay) |
| Starring | Yûichi Fukuda, Shunsuke Daitô, Narushi Ikeda |
Release dates | April 13, 2013 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hentai Kamen is a 2013 Japanese film based on the manga series of the same name created by Jin Kobayashi.
Plot
An introverted high school student with a crush on one of his classmates his granted superpowers whenever he wears female underpants on his head.
Cast
Yūichi Fukuda
Shunsuke Daitō
Narushi Ikeda
Nana Katase
Tsuyoshi Muro
Release
It was released in Japan in 2013 and was screened at the Austin Fantastic Fest.[1] It was released on Blu-Ray in the UK on 15 September 2014.[2]
Reception
The film received mostly positive reviews. The Hollywood Reporter said that it "works surprisingly well in the hands of Fukuda and his appealing cast, and is especially refreshing for those who've come to resent Hollywood's reliance on comic-book properties."[3]
Twitch Film awarded it a similarly positive review, saying "HK: Hentai Kamen has it's flaws but it's a big, colourful, bizarre comedy that is a lot of fun and has enough effective visual jokes to make it well worth a watch, if only for its novelty value."[4]
Asian Filmist said "The film’s premise is vulgar and obscene, but that’s what makes it strangely engrossing. Hentai Kamen is a departure from the typical superhero flick, but that’s also what makes it stand out (hehe)." [5]
Birth Movies Death gave the film an overall positive review, but were critical of its lack of depth, saying "displays lots of inventive variations on its premise, but never delves into it with any real depth. What you see is what you get."[6]
In its second week of release, it earned 17,173,040 yen (US$172,506) on 12 screens for a gross total of 23,333,119 yen (US$234,385).[7]
It grossed over 100 million yen in Japan.[8]
It grossed $133,063 in Hong Kong.[9]
References
- ↑ "Hentai Kamen Austin Fantastic Fest Profile" (http://fantasticfest.com/films/hk-forbidden-super-hero). Fantastic Fest. Accessed 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Hentai Kamen Blu-Ray Amazon.co.uk listing"(http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hk-Forbidden-Superhero-Shunsuke-Dait%C3%B4/dp/B00KBRP0CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460690333&sr=8-1&keywords=hentai+kamen) Amazon.co.uk. Accessed 15 April 2016.
- ↑ DeFore, John, 8/5/2013 "HK: Forbidden Super Hero: Film Review" (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hk-forbidden-super-hero-film-599609) The Hollywood Reporter. Accessed 15 April 2016.
- ↑ O'Keefle, Christopher, "Review: HENTAI KAMEN Delivers A Face Full Of Crotch"(http://twitchfilm.com/2013/05/review-hentai-kamen-delivers-a-face-full-of-crotch.html) Twitch Film. Accessed 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Arcega, Raymond, October 11, 2015, "REVIEW: HK: Hentai Kamen (2013)" (http://asianfilmist.com/review-hk-hentai-kamen-2013/) Asian Filmist. Accessed 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Saathoff, Evan, Sep. 22, 2013, "Fantastic Fest Review: HENTAI KAMEN: FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO Has A Lot Of Balls "(http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/09/22/fantastic-fest-review-hentai-kamen-forbidden-super-hero-has-a-lot-of-balls) Birth Movies Death. Accessed 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Box Office, April 13–14".(http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-21/japanese-box-office-april-13-14) Anime news network. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ↑ "Live-Action Hentai Kamen Earns 100 Million Yen".(http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-01/live-action-hentai-kamen-earns-100-million-yen) Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-05-15."
- ↑ "Hentai Kamen Box Office Mojo listing" (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=JP&id=_fHKHENTAIKAMEN01) Box Office Mojo. Accessed 15 April 2016.