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Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Rick Gianasi plays detective Harry Griswold in Troma’s 1990 superhero comedy.
- DIRECTED BY
- Lloyd Kaufman
Michael Herz - STARRING
- Rick Gianasi, Susan Byun, Bill Weeden, Thomas Crnkovich
- GENRE
- Comedy / Superhero / Action
- RUNNING TIME
- 105 minutes Edition notes ↓
THE STORY
New York detective Harry Griswold acquires extraordinary powers connected to kabuki theater. Conventional police work gives way to an eccentric superhero transformation.
Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz directed this 1990 film about a New York police officer who acquires kabuki-related superpowers. Rick Gianasi plays Harry Griswold, with Susan Byun and Bill Weeden among the supporting cast. Troma lists a 105-minute edition.
INSIDE THE FILM
THE MAN BEHIND THE MAKEUP
Rick Gianasi plays Harry Griswold, the New York detective who acquires extraordinary kabuki-related powers. Susan Byun and Bill Weeden appear alongside him. The film is directed by both Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz.
READ THE SOURCE ↗ANOTHER SIDE OF TROMA’S SUPERHEROES
Released in Troma’s catalogue as a 1990 film, Kabukiman gives the studio another eccentric superhero premise after The Toxic Avenger. Compare the two films’ transformations, leading performances and comic uses of the superhero genre.
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT
CAST
- Rick Gianasi
- Susan Byun
- Bill Weeden
- Thomas Crnkovich
- Noble Lee Lester
- Brick Bronsky
CREW
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Director
- Michael Herz
- Director
Selected credits. Full source records are linked below.
RELEASE & EDITION NOTES
105 minutes and 1990 follow Troma’s catalogue; shorter editions circulate.
Kaufman and Herz share the directing credit in Troma’s official catalogue.
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