The Defender 1997 Directed by Kazuya Konaka

Computer engineer Takashi notices that a microchip is protruding from his head. He contacts a notorious hacker for help. Meanwhile, Takashi's world is turning upside down. He's robbed at knifepoint & then chased through the crowded Tokyo streets by a giant. Or maybe not. Perhaps the microchip is only making him think these things are happening. Soon he realizes there's a connection between all the bizarre traumas and a girl named Masami. Seemingly, all his troubles started when she visited his repair shop and asked him to fix her CD-ROM unit. Eventually Takashi finds himself psychically linked to the girl. As it turns out, they are secret government-made humanoids, programmed to live undetected within society an then - when the need should arise - they are activated as professional fighters; The action of the movie itself plays like the Defender arcade game.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Release Date 1 February 1997
95 mins
Cast
Toshiro Yanagiba Takashi Ito
Miho Kanno Masami / Yoshimi
Kenji Takano Dick Head
Masaomi Hiraga Snake Eye
Shiro Sano Wizard