Death Powder (1986) on Netflix
Three conspirators capture a secret android named Guernica and take her to a deserted warehouse. Harima, one of the researchers, is left to guard her.
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Plot summary
In the very near future, three conspirators capture a special cybernetic android named Guernica and take her to a deserted warehouse. They tie her to a cot and put a protective covering over her mouth. Harima, one of the researchers, is left to guard her. The android secretes a substance that alters reality, and Harima begins to lose his mind. Norris, a researcher who escaped with the lead scientist, calls the warehouse and finds that something is wrong.
Cast
- Rikako Murakamias Norris
- Tamio Kageyamaas Mr. Hacker
- Tomoko Ohtsuas Guernica 2
- Yuki Toyonagaas Voice Creature
- Kenichi Segawaas Scar People No. 2
- Isamu Izumiyaas Scar People No. 3
- Toshiro Nakamuraas Scar People No. 4
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Death Powder (1986)
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- Death Powder is credited as the first core of the Japanese cyberpunk subgenre, predating both Katsuhiro Otomo's anime Akira and Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
- Death Powder is also called the earliest work to combine cyberpunk with body horror, making it the oldest example of that hybrid.
- A University of Arkansas thesis grouped five films as "New Flesh Cinema" examples, naming Death Powder the oldest, followed by Akira, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and Shozin Fukui's 964 Pinocchio and Rubber's Lover.
