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BioHunter (Special Edition) (1995)

Matt McKenzie (Actor), Matt K. Miller (Actor), Yuzo Sato (Director) | Rated: NR | Format: DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews) |

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  • Actors: Matt McKenzie, Matt K. Miller, Sherry Lynn, Mike Reynolds, Barry Stigler
  • Directors: Yuzo Sato
  • Writers: Fujihiko Hosono, Yoshiaki Kawajiri
  • Producers: Masao Maruyama, Mataichirô Yamamoto, Naoko Takahashi
  • Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
  • Language: Japanese, English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Urban Vision
  • DVD Release Date: January 30, 2001
  • Run Time: 58 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000541S4
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,451 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Popular horror director Yoshisaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll) served as head writer on this 1995 feature. Komada and Koshigaya are scientists--and Bio Hunters, agents who battle the Demon Virus that causes humans to mutate into weird monsters. Komada has contracted the virus, but something in his immune system enables him to control his transformations. When Komada rescues Sayaka Murakami, the granddaughter of a famed psychic, from a gang of thugs, he unwittingly pits the Bio Hunters against the powerful politician Seijuro Tabe. The partners discover that Tabe is actually the horrible monster that's been roaming Tokyo, killing young women and eating their livers. He's no longer human, but a corpse possessed by the devil. The final battle pits Komada in his monster form against the tentacles and fanged jaws of the possessed Tabe, although Koshigaya administers the coup de grâce. A well-directed, violent entertainment, Bio Hunter suffers from a disjointed story: the link between Tabe's possession and the Demon Virus is never established. The ending suggests that the film may have been intended as a pilot, as Koshigaya declares the Bio Hunters' dedication to the ongoing battle against the Virus. Bio Hunter is not for viewers with weak stomachs. Not rated; suitable only for ages 18 and up for nudity, sex, violence, cannibalism, grotesque imagery, and violence against women. --Charles Solomon

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Biohunter is very underated February 14, 2001
Format:DVD
Most anime fans seem to gravitate towards the newer, childish, humor-oriented anime, and forget about the thrillers that made the genre popular in the United States to begin with. Biohunter should be one of those classics. It was made by the same people that made Wicked City and Ninja Scroll, two of the most famous old-school anime movies of all time, and it shows. The basic premise of the movie is that werewolves, vampires, and monsters actually could be real, if there were a genetic disorder that mutated people into these creatures. Two professors are fighting these monsters, and one of them has contracted the "demon virus" himself. The character designs are brilliant, especially for the infected professor. The action scenes are intense, and the animation is top-notch. There is a small amount of gore, but just enough to keep it exciting. It's R-rated stuff, but it won't make you sick like some anime. It's only an hour long, but it's definitely not rushed, and you probably won't even notice how short it is. This is one movie that you shouldn't miss out on!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What could be worse than contracting a virus that threatens to overtake you and make you consume human flesh, spreading at random for a seemingly an unknown reason? Try having to hunt the beasts that are infected while being infected yourself, keeping the virus in check (to some degree) while using it as a weapon to both detect the beasts and to destroy them as well. That's the reasoning behind the Bio Hunters, Komada and Koshigaya, and the Demon virus that seems to be working its way through the streets of Tokyo; most notably resulting in a series of brutal attacks on young women of the city and the subsequent ingestion of their internal organs. Still, that's before the oddities of love, emotion, politics, and divination enter the already clustered field.

Although in the really short department (45 minutes isn't something I normally approve of), Bio Hunter more than makes up for this fact with portions of intrigue - and the occasional person that happens across the mind of Yoshisaki Kawajiri. His stamp is more than apparent here, too, with the horror of the story delivering and the pace of the piece moving pretty quickly, showing the viewer that it is the lack of padding and not content that keeps the length minimal. Combine this with quality animation, a plot that drips blood, nudity, violence, some nice scenery dripping blood and violence, and a story that is worth keeping pace with and you have a "special something" that everyone should at least look into.

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Let's get off on the right foot here, I find it very annoying how everyone compares every single anime to Ninja Scroll. There is no better anime than Ninja Scroll, ever! There, we've established that so now lets move forward and view this with an open mind. Imagine present day Tokyo, 4 women dead, bodies eaten, their live ivers ripped out. It isn't your usual weirdo or pervert...it's them. Imagine your a professor of molecular biology and you've discovered a new virus. A virus that turns seemingly normal people into deranged beast like killers with demonic powers..the "demon virus". It sounds far out to your colleagues but one believes you, your friend Kumada, and that's because he's been infected by it. It gets worse..at first it's somewhat of an advantage, he has an extrodinary immune system which means he can fight off the virus and use it at his will and transform into a demonic beast and help you in your battle to save lives and irradicate the virus. But now he's losing control of it, the virus is winning and to make matters worse a powerful political figure who controls the police force and has his private gang of machine gun waving thugs hot on your trail has been infected..and they've got your girl too! If you wanna know what else happens i suggest you buy this movie, watch it and then add it to your top ten anime file right next to Akira and Ninja Scroll.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Biohunter (the not so special, special edition.)
Biohunter is a story about a pair of police one of whom has been infected by a mutating retrovirus that turns humans into raving mad monsters , unlike other people though, He has... Read more
Published on May 8, 2007 by That Review Guy
Not horrendous, but not the most memorable
Pros:

a) A film with decent to interesting background scenes

b) Creative monsters

c) Occasionally high frame rate in action sequences... Read more
Published on July 23, 2006 by GrungeStealth
One of my favorites
Its been awhile since I have been impressed with an anime storyline. Usually its the visuals that have grab me first. Biohunter did both. Read more
Published on August 25, 2005 by Ronnie Clay
Really good.
When I bought this anime, I thought that is would be good but not excellent. After I finished watching it, I realized that this was one of the better animes that I have watched in... Read more
Published on June 19, 2003
A BAD ANIME
I can say that this a bad anime.
the animation quality is average and the story is dull from start to finish.There isnt any heat or excitement and it doent have a real ending.
Published on April 9, 2003
Pass this up
This is easily one of the worst shows I have seen. With only 45mins to work with there is no character development and the monster designs and fight scenes are nothing special. Read more
Published on January 12, 2003 by Paul Rickert
Sweet Movie just a little short
Two men are trying to fight off a demon virus going around. The only thing is that one of them is infected with it, but this isn't a fault it is actually used to there advantage. Read more
Published on August 12, 2002 by Scott Chiarelli
Woth a Five
I like this anime quite a bit. If you like animes like Wicked City & Vampire Hunder D, (The serious, dark feeling kind) than I think you will find this anime to be quite... Read more
Published on July 26, 2002
Um, lets see, uh how should I put this?
Wait I know (it's no good). To some extent this is a fairly alright film. It's not even a full length film though. Read more
Published on April 18, 2002 by Shaun O'Donnell
more like a strong 3.5 stars
Komada and Koshigaya are biologist battling with humans that are infected with a virus that turns them into demons. Read more
Published on March 18, 2002 by Jason
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