Battle Heater
1989, Japanese. Directed by George Iida.
Furuchi and Hama are a pair of unsuccessful repairmen and electronic engineers. Out in the fog late one night, Furichi finds a so-called Kotatsu space heater. Bringing their haul home to their apartment building chockfull of eccentrics leads to punk rock delinquency, murder, suicide by clock, and one cursed Kotatsu driving their electric bill into overdrive, not to mention craving human flesh.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- George IidaDirector
- Pappara KawaiMichio Furuike
- Akira EmotoRiichi Hama
- Funky SueyoshiFuta Tobii
- Goro KishitaniSaburo Rusai
- Kaoru OkunukiKurumi Sano
- Shigeru MuroiHideko Nitta
- Hisahiro OguraMitsunen Nitta
- Tatsuhiko WasadaOzaki
- Sunplaza NakanoMonk
- Yasuko TomitaKondou
- Ken'ichi IshiiCast
- Masao ImafukuShintaro Nakagawa
Details
- Released
- 3 November 1989
- Original title
- バトルヒーター
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Gorô Nakajima, George Iida
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How long is Battle Heater?
Battle Heater runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
Does Battle Heater have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is Battle Heater on?
Battle Heater isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 November 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Battle Heater?
If you liked Battle Heater, try Psycho Goreman, Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2, Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales.
Who directed Battle Heater?
Battle Heater (1989) was directed by George Iida and stars Pappara Kawai, Akira Emoto, Funky Sueyoshi.