Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990)

Directors:

Michael Herz
Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Lloyd Kaufman (screenplay) and
Andrew Osborne (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

March 1991 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

Fatal Sushi ... Lethal Chopsticks .. And As American As Apple Pie!

Plot:

Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made...

Plot Keywords:

Nypd | Kabuki | Corrupt Businessman | Gross Out Comedy | Cult Favorite

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rick Gianasi	...	Harry Griswold / Sgt. Kabukiman
Susan Byun	...	Lotus
Bill Weeden	...	Reginald Stuart
Thomas Crnkovich	...	Rembrandt
Larry Robinson	...	Rev. Snipes
Noble Lee Lester	...	Capt. Bender
Brick Bronsky	...	Jughead
Pamela Alster	...	Connie LaRosa
Shaler McClure	...	Felicia
Jeff Wineshmutz	...	Hernandez
Joe Fleishaker	...	Josephs
Fumio Furuya	...	Sato
Masahiro Yamaguchi	...	Ichiro
Traci Mann	...	Ichiro's Wife
The Blonde Fox	...	Waitress
Herbert Becker	...	Mr. Goldberg
Andrew Osborne	...	Ford
Rick Collins	...	Interviewer
Michael Deeg	...	Snipes' Gang
David Floyd	...	Snipes' Gang
Marcelo Giscome	...	Snipes' Gang
Paul Hiatt	...	Snipes' Gang
Danny Provenzano	...	Snipes' Gang (as Danny Provenzano II)
Joseph Scerri	...	Snipes' Gang
Brian Bilcher	...	Stuart's Evil Men
Richard Demaree	...	Stuart's Evil Men
John Graziano	...	Stuart's Evil Men
Todd Kimmell	...	Stuart's Evil Men
William Mann	...	Stuart's Evil Men
Nick Palmer	...	Stuart's Evil Men
Richard Slater	...	Stuart's Evil Men
Andrew Wolk	...	Arthur (as Andrew Michael Wolk)
Bruce Barney	...	Yuppie
John Nathan	...	Lawyer 1
Michael Artura	...	Lawyer 2
Susu Dopman	...	Mona
Dean Budnick	...	Kabuki Actor
Dennis Cabrini	...	Kabuki Actor
Gary Curasi	...	Kabuki Actor
Wayne Lewis	...	Kabuki Actor
Al Quagliata	...	Kabuki Actor
Paul Rubin	...	Kabuki Actor
John Stang	...	Kabuki Actor
Ann-Mari Jacobsen	...	Amanda
Patricia Kaufman	...	Birthday Mom
Sarah Uffelman	...	Mom 2
Lilly Hayes Kaufman	...	Party Kid (as Lily Hayes Kaufman)
Sean O'Neill	...	Stuart's Male Secretary
Jane Kober	...	Prissy Lady in Theater
Thomas Amoresano	...	Police Officer
Charles Cavalier	...	Police Officer
Patricia Ann Davenport	...	Police Officer
Dave Droge	...	Police Officer (as David Droge)
Tony Kruk	...	Police Officer
Nena Segal	...	Police Officer
Michael Troy	...	Police Officer
Robert Pemberton	...	Man in Big Red Hat
James Van Vladricken	...	Kid on Tricycle
Anthony Falco	...	Truck Driver
Phil Rivo	...	Drunk / Epilogue Crowd
Fred Fredrickson	...	Homeless Man
Madelin Correa	...	Woman in Car
Jerry Meko	...	Large Woman in Precinct
Burt Wright	...	Gentleman in Precinct
Anthony Messina	...	Plainclothesman (as Tony Messina)
Mary Lynn Miller	...	Detective
Charlotte Kaufman	...	Ichiro's Child
Lisbeth Kaufman	...	Ichiro's Child
Jeffrey W. Sass	...	Doctor
Nevada Belle	...	Hospital Administrator
Judy Prianti	...	Nurse #1
Diane Fischetti	...	Nurse #2
Ann Phuvan	...	Sato's Assistant
Maria Shibaji	...	Sato's Assistant
Steve Ferguson	...	Car Thief
Alan Rhea	...	Purse Snatcher
Joy Palevsky	...	Female Reporter
Gordon Bryan	...	Pimp
Andrea 'Andi' Giordano	...	Pimp's Women
Pattie Meyer	...	Pimp's Women
Stanley Kaufman	...	Distinguished Gentleman In Park (as Stanley L. Kaufman Sr.)
Robert Volpe II	...	Big Man Holding Little Boy
Zachary Daniel Sass	...	Toddler In Arms
Paul McCarthy	...	Hairdresser
Maria Fridmanovich	...	Kabuki Cut Women
Lisa Gaye	...	Stuart's Evil Women
Tracy Leigh	...	Stuart's Evil Women
Debbie Moore	...	Stuart's Evil Women
Veronica Welch	...	Stuart's Evil Women
Marc Allan Ginsberg	...	More Stuart's Evil Men (as Mark Allan Ginsberg)
Soren Jensen	...	More Stuart's Evil Men
Jay Sax	...	More Stuart's Evil Men
Jonathan Smit	...	More Stuart's Evil Men
Bob Epstein	...	More Stuart's Evil Men
Andy Solomon	...	More Stuart's Evil Men
Mario Joyner	...	Hole in the Head Thug
Bhagavan Antle	...	Other Evil Thugs (as Dr. Bhagavan Antle)
Edward Kimball	...	Other Evil Thugs
John 'Cyborg' Heydon	...	Other Evil Thugs
Adharsh McCabe	...	Other Evil Thugs
Judy Fuhrer	...	Beautiful Woman in Times Square
Aubu	...	Himself
Mac Sutherland	...	Dog Walker
Logan 'Bobey' Sass	...	Dog
Daniel Boone	...	Toyota
Monica Akesson	...	Epilogue Crowd
Steven Bentley	...	Epilogue Crowd
Kathleen Kane	...	Epilogue Crowd
Louis Ortiz	...	Epilogue Crowd
Scott Resnick	...	Epilogue Crowd
Leesa Rowland	...	Epilogue Crowd
Seita Koto	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
Loretta Stahl	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
Richard Espinosa	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
Rob Aft	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
Chris Houghton	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
Gary Farber	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
Mabel Lozano	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
Kelly Gleason	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
Susan Hayes	...	Special ADR Voices (voice)
J.W. Sass	...	Monkey (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phoebe Legere	...	Waitress with Raw Fish (uncredited)
Tony Masa	...	Japanese man screwing white woman (uncredited)
Michael Opelka	...	Undercover Cop - face melts (uncredited)
Peter Riga	...	Theatergoer (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Herz
Lloyd Kaufman

Writing credits
Lloyd Kaufman		(screenplay) and
Andrew Osborne		(screenplay) &
Jeffrey W. Sass		(screenplay)
Lloyd Kaufman		(original story)
Fumio Furuya		(characters) and
Satoshi Kitahara		(characters)
Robert Coffey		(additional material) &
Cliff Hahn		(additional material)

Produced by
Tetsu Fujimura	....	executive producer
David Greenspan	....	associate producer
Michael Herz	....	producer
Lloyd Kaufman	....	producer
Masaya Nakamura	....	executive producer
Jeffrey W. Sass	....	line producer
Andrew Wolk	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bob Mithoff

Cinematography by
Robert Paone		(as Bob Williams)
Bob Williams

Film Editing by
Peter Novak
Ian Slater

Makeup Department
Josh Turi	....	special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennifer Banbury	....	second assistant director
Christopher Beane	....	second assistant director
Grant Fritchey	....	second assistant director
Pericles Lewnes	....	second unit director
Andrew Osborne	....	second assistant director
Matt Unger	....	second assistant director (as Matthew Unger)
Andrew Wolk	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Ron Kalish	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Stacey L. Mark	....	special effects coordinator
Anthony Mark Viverito	....	special effects
Allan Neuwirth	....	animated special effects

Stunts
Bhagavan Antle	....	animal stunt coordinator (as Dr. Bhagavan Antle)
Jay Lee Carrado	....	stunts (as Jay Carrado)
E.J. Evans	....	stunts
Dan Gerous	....	stunts
Gene Harrison	....	stunts
Roy E. Harrison	....	stunts (as Roy Harrison)
Anthony Johnson	....	stunts
Riz Kid	....	stunts
Adharsh McCabe	....	animal stunts
Edgard Mourino	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Rocca	....	stunts
Brian Smyj	....	stunts
Peter Stone	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Hardmon	....	assistant camera
Timothy Healy	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Douglas W. Shannon	....	rigging gaffer

Music Department
Stephan Harshman	....	music editor (as Stefan Harshman)

Transportation Department
Russell Waldman	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Bhagavan Antle	....	head animal trainer (as Dr. Bhagavan Antle)
John 'Cyborg' Heyden	....	animal trainer
Edward Kimball	....	animal trainer
Adharsh McCabe	....	animal trainer
Peter McNulty	....	animal trainer
Carl Morano	....	production executive
John Michael Reefer	....	location manager
John Rogers	....	location manager
Dawn Thurston	....	animal trainer
Rick Washburn	....	weapons coordinator

Production Companies

• Namco Tales Studio Ltd. (in association with) (as Namco Limited)
• GAGA (in association with)
• Troma Entertainment

Distributors

• Troma Entertainment (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Troma Team Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Troma Team Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• GAGA (1991) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Finn Innovation Products (1997) (Finland) (VHS)
• Finnkino (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Siren Entertainment (Australia)
• Tokuma Japan Communications Co. Ltd. (1991) (Japan) (VHS)
• Tribe Entertainment (Australia)

Also Known As:

Kabukiman (Japan) [ja]
Seargeant Kabukiman (Germany) [de]

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-12 (1994) | Germany:18 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:PG-13 | USA:Unrated (director's cut)

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Namco Tales Studio Ltd.

Trivia:

Andrew Osborne, one of the screenwriters, named the hero Harry Griswold, after the head janitor at his high school.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Griswald and Lotus are talking with The Statue of Liberty in the background, the microphone falls into the shot from the top of the screen.

Quotes:

Reginald Stuart: It has begun! My time has come!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

Soundtrack:

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. Theme Song

played out

the problem with this movie was that some of the same sort of funny things done in the movie got old. yeah they were funny at first but then after a while it got to be old. i'm sure this would have been a great comedy movie if it was just shortened 25 to 50%. i give it 6/10