Japan Synopsis
FULL METAL 極道
“Part Man, Part Machine, All Yakuza”
After being brutally murdered in a gangster-style execution, Kensuke Hagane (Tsuyoshi Ujiki) 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. Takashi Miike directs this action-packed sci-fi thriller that takes its cues from the more mainstream Robocop but amps up the violence for maximum effect.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Full Metal Yakuza. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Excellent Film
Action + Comedy in Japan
429 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Full Metal Yakuza itself).
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
In the crowded 1996-1998 Japan release window, Full Metal Yakuza sits at #121 of 144. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Full Metal Yakuza premiered alongside 38 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1997.
The 1126th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
42 audience reviews — more than 60% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (25th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Full Metal Yakuza, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- bloodshed · 1
- cyborg · 28
- mad scientist · 12
- revenge · 210
- yakuza · 93
- rape · 64
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,916 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,513 of 1,714 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Excellent Film |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | December 5, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0299910 |