Japan Synopsis
ブラックマジックM-66
A freelance reporter stumbles on a desperate military operation. An army chopper has crashed and its cargo has been activated. Now there are two killer androids running loose in the wilderness and have the daughter of their inventor as their target. Can the army stop them or can the reporter reach the little girl before the droids do?
The 1986–1988 Japan Window
99 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Black Magic M-66 sits at position #71.
#1Legend of the Galactic Heroes
★ 9.0 · 1988
#2The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
★ 8.6 · 1986
#3Silver Fang
★ 8.6 · 1986
#4Grave of the Fireflies
★ 8.5 · 1988
#5Saint Seiya
★ 8.5 · 1986
#6The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
★ 8.3 · 1986
#7Dragon Ball
★ 8.2 · 1986
#8My Neighbor Totoro
★ 8.1 · 1988
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Black Magic M-66. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedDragon Ball Super: Super Hero
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedGhost in the Shell
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
★ 7.5 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball: The Path to Power
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedBlade Runner: Black Out 2022
★ 7.2 · Japan
Other Titles From Bandai Visual
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Magic M-66 premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,714 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,448 of 1,714 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, movic |
| Runtime | 47m |
| Release Date | June 28, 1987 |
| IMDb | tt0092664 |