''Kamikaze'' is a 1986 French

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directed by Didier Grousset.

Plot

A brilliant scientist goes insane and develops a technology that enables him to kill people by sending death rays through television cameras. He kills TV announcers and is soon hunted by police.

Cast

Richard Bohringer Richard Bohringer (born 16 January 1942) is a French actor. Personal life Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier, to a French mother and a German father. He is the father of actress Romane Bohringer, and has three other children, Mathieu, Richa ...

as Romain Pascot *

Michel Galabru Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 19224 January 2016) was a French actor. Career Galabru appeared in more than 250 films and worked with directors such as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson (for '' Subway''), and Jean-Luc Godard. ...

as Albert *

Dominique Lavanant Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a César Award-winning French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the ad ...

as Laure Frontenac *

Romane Bohringer Romane Bohringer (; born 14 August 1973) is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, and costume designer. She is the daughter of Richard Bohringer and sister of Lou Bohringer. Her parents named her after Roman Polanski. She won the Cé ...

as Julie *

Étienne Chicot Étienne Chicot (5 May 1949 – 7 August 2018) was a French actor and composer.Riton Liebman Henri Liebman (born 29 January 1964), known as Riton Liebman, is a Belgian comedian, actor, and director. Career Liebman made his first impression with audiences at age 13, when French director Bertrand Blier discovered him and cast him as Christ ...

as Olive

Reception

The storyline has been characterised as "short and strange". The film received mixed reviews, with one reviewer writing that ''Kamikaze'' had a "cool vibe". A reviewer for trashcity.org called the film "impressive". A reviewer for cinefileonline.co.il wrote that ''Kamikaze'' delivered "evidence of style and flair" and was "stylish fun".

Production

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films '' Subway'' (1985), ''The Big Blue'' (1988), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the ' ...

co-wrote and produced ''Kamikaze'' right after '' Subway''.

Soundtrack

Two pieces have been published on a

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in 1986.

DVD release

''Kamikaze'' was originally released on VHS. In 2013 a digitally re-mastered HD French-language version with Japanese subtitles (

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, region 2) was issued.

References

External links

* * * 1986 films French science fiction films 1980s French-language films 1980s science fiction films Films produced by Luc Besson Films scored by Éric Serra Films with screenplays by Luc Besson 1980s French films {{1980s-sf-film-stub