Yatterman (2009)

Yatterman is a Japanese movie directed by Takashi Miike and based on a classic 70s children’s cartoon series. It was produced in 2008 and premiered in New York City on February 6, 2009.

Movie info

Original title: ヤッターマン
Premiere date: February 6, 2009
Release date: March 7, 2009
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Masashi Sogo (screenplay)
Tatsuo Yoshida (characters)
Distributed by: Nikkatsu

Region 1 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Eastern Star (US)
Out: Aug 27, 2013
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Region B Blu-ray (English subtitles)
Label: Eureka Entertainment (UK)
Out: May 22, 2012
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Region 1 PAL DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Eureka Entertainment (UK)
Out: May 21, 2012
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Region 3 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Catchplay (Taiwan)
Out: Sep 14, 2011
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Region 3 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Panorama (Hong Kong)
Out: Apr 30, 2010
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Plot

Gan and his girlfriend Ai-chan can usually be found tinkering with robotic inventions in their workshop. However, whenever there’s trouble in the city, they form the crime-fighting team “Yatterman” along with their giant robotic dog Yatter-Bark and a flying toy robot called Omotchama.

Their arch enemies are the Doronbo gang, which consist of a sexy, yet incompetent femme fatale named Doronjo and her two idiotic lackeys, Boyacky and Tonzra. The trio will stop at nothing to obtain the wish-granting skull stone for their master, Dokurobei, but Yatterman foils their comically intricate schemes at every turn.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Sho Sakurai
	Saki Fukuda
	Kyoko Fukada
	Sadao Abe
	Shinichi Hatori
	Shingo Ippongi
	Kendo Kobayashi	Tonzura
	Koichi Yamadera
	Katsuhisa Namase
	Anri Okamoto
	Ayumu Saito
	Miyu Uehara
	Akiko Monou
	Chiaki Takahashi
	Masaki Miura
	Noriko Ohara
	Tetsuya Yanagihara
	Toshimasa Matsuda
	Tsuyoshi Muro

Latest news

Review: Yatterman

Growing up in the 80s, there were a few Americanized imports of Japanese cartoons that captured my imagination as a kid; Voltron (1984-1985), Robotech (1985), G-Force: Guardians of Space (1986), and...

7 years ago
High-res pic from the set of Takashi Miike’s “Yatterman”

Here's a really high-res pic from the set of Takashi Miike's Yatterman taken back in April. It's hard to make anything out through all the plywood and scaffolding, but the scene they were shooting at...

8 years ago
First peek at the full-scale Yatter-Bark to be featured in Takashi Miike’s “Yatterman”

It looks like Takashi Miike will be pulling out all the stops in his live-action take on the classic 70s cartoon Yatterman. Here's the full-scale version of Yatter-Bark, the huge rescue robot dog...

8 years ago
Sadao Abe to play an Indiana Jones knock-off in live-action “Yatterman” movie

Earlier today it was announced that Sadao Abe (Maiko Haaaan!!!) will be added to the cast of Takashi Miike’s live-action adaptation of the 1970’s cartoon series Yatterman. He will play an...

8 years ago