Hentai Kamen (film)

Hentai Kamen

Poster
Japanese HK 変態仮面
Directed by Yūichi Fukuda
Written by Yūichi Fukuda
Based on Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen
by Keishū Ando
Starring Ryohei Suzuki
Music by Eishi Segawa
Distributed by T-Joy
Release dates
  • April 6, 2013 (2013-04-06) (Shinjuku[1])
  • April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13) (Japan)
Running time
 105 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office ¥102 million[1]

Hentai Kamen is a 2013 Japanese superhero action comedy film written and directed by Yūichi Fukuda, starring Ryohei Suzuki in the title role and based on the manga series Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen created by Keishū Ando.[2] It was released in Japan by T-Joy on April 13, 2013.[1][3] A sequel titled Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis was released in Japan on May 14, 2016.

Plot

An introverted high school student with a crush on one of his classmates is granted superpowers whenever he wears female underpants on his head.

Cast

Release

It was released in Japan in 2013 and was screened at the Austin Fantastic Fest.[4] It was released on Blu-Ray in the UK on 15 September 2014.[5]

Reception

Box office

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).[6] It grossed over 100 million yen in Japan.[7] It grossed $133,063 in Hong Kong.[8]

Critical 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."[9] 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."[10] 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)." [11] 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."[12]

Sequel

The sequel Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis opened in Japan on May 14, 2016.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Live-Action Hentai Kamen Earns 100 Million Yen". Anime News Network. May 1, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "ＨＫ／変態仮面(2013)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "HK 変態仮面". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hentai Kamen Austin Fantastic Fest Profile" (http://fantasticfest.com/films/hk-forbidden-super-hero). Fantastic Fest. Accessed 15 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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."
  8. ↑ "Hentai Kamen Box Office Mojo listing" (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=JP&id=_fHKHENTAIKAMEN01) Box Office Mojo. Accessed 15 April 2016.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Arcega, Raymond, October 11, 2015, "REVIEW: HK: Hentai Kamen (2013)" (http://asianfilmist.com/review-hk-hentai-kamen-2013/) Asian Filmist. Accessed 15 April 2016.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "HK 変態仮面　アブノーマル・クライシス". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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