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The Defender

1997, Japanese. 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.

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1h 35m
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Language
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Released
1 February 1997
Country
Japan
Written by
Chiaki J. Konaka

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The Defender runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).

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The Defender isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 February 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)

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If you liked The Defender, try Monsters of Man, Halo: Nightfall, Code 8 Part II.

Who directed The Defender?

The Defender (1997) was directed by Kazuya Konaka and stars Toshiro Yanagiba, Miho Kanno, Kenji Takano.

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