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* SpecialEffectFailure: While the wire effect used when Kabukiman realizes that he can fly is impressive, the rest of the time it is ''very'' obvious that he is being elevated by a mobile lift hidden under his cape.
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* DesignatedHero: Even to an antihero without mercy to criminals, many of his punishments seem disproportionate, such as turning a prostitute and a pimp into three sushi rolls. This is more-or-less invoked in the character's subsequent appearance in ''Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'', where Kabukiman has been reduced to TheAlcoholic, who somehow still garners a great deal of respect from the citizens of Tromaville (he gets a personal introduction from the city's Mayor during a press conference) despite the fact that he repeatedly attempts to assault women (one on live TV, no less).
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* DesignatedHero: Even to an antihero without mercy to criminals, many of his Kabukiman's punishments seem disproportionate, such as turning a prostitute and a pimp into three sushi rolls. This is more-or-less invoked in the character's subsequent appearance in ''Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'', where Kabukiman has been reduced to TheAlcoholic, who somehow still garners a great deal of respect from the citizens of Tromaville (he gets a personal introduction from the city's Mayor during a press conference) despite the fact that he repeatedly attempts to assault women (one on live TV, no less).
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: After Harry transforms entirely into Kabukiman, the faux-Japanese superhero briefly sings like an Italian Opera singing woman.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: After Harry transforms entirely into Kabukiman, the faux-Japanese superhero briefly sings like an Italian Opera singing woman. This is a reference to the Puccini opera ''Theatre/MadameButterfly'' (a work which the theme song is based off of)... but there is no setup for it in the film, meaning it comes out of left field.
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* CultClassic: While Troma and Creator/LloydKaufman are known for generating these en-masse, this film did not do as well as expected. Its plans for an animated spin-off was scrapped and its sequel has been stuck in DevelopmentHell ever since, but many Troma fans have cited this film as a personal favorite to the point of reviving the character in [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnfvt0TjwhrB_UCosi2nwac99VHAzXhZ a series of videos]] on the site's Website/YouTube channel.
* DesignatedHero: Even to an antihero without mercy to criminals, many of his punishments seem disproportionate, such as turning a prostitute and a pimp into three sushi rolls.
* DesignatedHero: Even to an antihero without mercy to criminals, many of his punishments seem disproportionate, such as turning a prostitute and a pimp into three sushi rolls.
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* CultClassic: While Troma and Creator/LloydKaufman are known for generating these en-masse, this the film did not do as well as expected. Its plans for an animated spin-off was scrapped and its sequel has been stuck in DevelopmentHell ever since, but many Troma fans have cited this film as a personal favorite to the point of reviving since. However, the character made enough of an impact to not only appear in a subsequent Troma film (''Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV''), but was seen in Music/{{Moby}}'s "We Are All Made of Stars" music video. The character was also revived by Troma for [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnfvt0TjwhrB_UCosi2nwac99VHAzXhZ a series of videos]] centering around him making Japanese-themed cocktails on the site's Website/YouTube channel.
* DesignatedHero: Even to an antihero without mercy to criminals, many of his punishments seem disproportionate, such as turning a prostitute and a pimp into three sushi rolls. This is more-or-less invoked in the character's subsequent appearance in ''Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'', where Kabukiman has been reduced to TheAlcoholic, who somehow still garners a great deal of respect from the citizens of Tromaville (he gets a personal introduction from the city's Mayor during a press conference) despite the fact that he repeatedly attempts to assault women (one on live TV, no less).
* DesignatedHero: Even to an antihero without mercy to criminals, many of his punishments seem disproportionate, such as turning a prostitute and a pimp into three sushi rolls. This is more-or-less invoked in the character's subsequent appearance in ''Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'', where Kabukiman has been reduced to TheAlcoholic, who somehow still garners a great deal of respect from the citizens of Tromaville (he gets a personal introduction from the city's Mayor during a press conference) despite the fact that he repeatedly attempts to assault women (one on live TV, no less).
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* SpecialEffectFailure: While the wire effect used when Kabukiman realizes that he can fly is impressive, the rest of the time it is ''very'' obvious that he is being elevated by a mobile lift hidden under his cape.cape.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: While the wire effect used when Kabukiman realizes that he can fly is impressive, the rest of the time it is ''very'' obvious that he is being elevated by a mobile lift, lift hidden under his cape being used to hide this.cape.
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* JerkassWoobie: Lotus is disproportionately mean and pushy towards Harry, preferring to take out her frustrations on Harry when he doesn't buy into her frankly absurd [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]] narrative with no real evidence. Of course this is after enduring a lifetime of cultural sexism and seeing her grandfather die in front of her, only to be forced to coddle a Chosen One has no real business being the Chosen One with TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt being the only alternative. She eventually mellows out when Harry starts getting in the swing of becoming the Kabukiman and does more to help him.
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* JerkassWoobie: Lotus is disproportionately mean and pushy towards Harry, preferring to take out her frustrations on Harry when he doesn't buy into her frankly absurd [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]] narrative with no real evidence. Of course this is after enduring a lifetime of cultural sexism and seeing her grandfather die in front of her, only to be forced to coddle a Chosen One who [[TheUnchosenOne has no real business being the Chosen One One]] with TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt being the only alternative. She eventually mellows out when Harry starts getting in the swing of becoming the Kabukiman and does more to help him.
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* JerkassWoobie: Lotus is disproportionately mean and pushy towards Harry, preferring to take out her frustrations on Harry when he doesn't buy into her frankly absurd [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]] narrative with no real evidence. Of course this is after enduring a lifetime of cultural sexism and seeing her grandfather die in front of her, only to be forced to coddle a Chosen One has no real business being the Chosen One with TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt being the only alternative. She eventually mellows out when Harry starts getting in the swing of becoming the Kabukiman and does more to help him.
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* ValuesDissonance: The premise of the Kabukiman itself is about a character that embodies every Japanese stereotype you could think of ''and [[{{Yellowface}} the current iteration is a white guy]].'' Considering this is set in the [[WorldOfHam extended Troma Universe]], being filmed in the late eighties, and being released in 1990, no one really bats an eye at it.
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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Reginald Stuart. The monkey did ''not'' ride the jaguar, therefore the prophecy is left incomplete and, rather than gaining infinite power, he just explodes after just grappling with Kabukiman. According to LloydKaufman there was supposed to be a big fight scene between Kabukiman and the evil one, but the costume for the evil one was so immobile to move in, they could only have him and Kabukiman grapple each other in the fight scene in the climax.]]
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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Reginald Stuart. The monkey did ''not'' ride the jaguar, therefore the prophecy is left incomplete and, rather than gaining infinite power, he just explodes after just grappling with Kabukiman. According to LloydKaufman there was supposed to be a big fight scene between Kabukiman and the evil one, The Evil One, but the costume for the evil one was so immobile to move in, they could only have him and Kabukiman grapple each other in the fight scene in the climax.]]
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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Reginald Stuart. The monkey did ''not'' ride the jaguar, therefore the prophecy is left incomplete and, rather than gaining infinite power, he just explodes.]]
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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Reginald Stuart. The monkey did ''not'' ride the jaguar, therefore the prophecy is left incomplete and, rather than gaining infinite power, he just explodes.explodes after just grappling with Kabukiman. According to LloydKaufman there was supposed to be a big fight scene between Kabukiman and the evil one, but the costume for the evil one was so immobile to move in, they could only have him and Kabukiman grapple each other in the fight scene in the climax.]]
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* DesignatedHero: Even to an antihero without mercy to criminals, many of his punishments seem disproportionate, such as turning a prostitute and a pimp into three sushi rolls.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: While the wire effect used when Kabukiman realizes that he can fly is impressive, the rest of the time it is ''very'' obvious that he is being elevated by a mobile lift, his cape being used to hide this.
* UnfortunateImplications: The film was made during the very end of TheEighties and released in 1990, so political correctness had not quit kicked in by that time (not to mention this is [[WorldOfHam Troma]] we're talking about), and even then [[CrossesTheLineTwice the movie is so over the top that no one really takes its troubling aspects too seriously]]. However, it is troubling that the hero of the movie is essentially a white-guy who's superpowers are him donning {{Yellowface}} with weapons and abilities centered around Japanese stereotypes.
** The Japanese woman who's complaints about being passed over a power she is more knowledgeable of explicitly due to sexism are made to look reasonable, but also really annoying; routinely demanding bizarre things of him, verbally abusing Harry and kicking his ass when Griswald stops cooperating when his confusion and frustration is justified.
** The BigBad a business man with a more in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Japanese culture than the hero, his [[TheDragon Dragon]] is made to be a psycho who also happens to be queer to some extent, and a black preacher fighting against corrupting authority is made to be a hypocrite who is the ''real'' problem by way of his drug-dealing and his association with the BigBad.
* UnfortunateImplications: The film was made during the very end of TheEighties and released in 1990, so political correctness had not quit kicked in by that time (not to mention this is [[WorldOfHam Troma]] we're talking about), and even then [[CrossesTheLineTwice the movie is so over the top that no one really takes its troubling aspects too seriously]]. However, it is troubling that the hero of the movie is essentially a white-guy who's superpowers are him donning {{Yellowface}} with weapons and abilities centered around Japanese stereotypes.
** The Japanese woman who's complaints about being passed over a power she is more knowledgeable of explicitly due to sexism are made to look reasonable, but also really annoying; routinely demanding bizarre things of him, verbally abusing Harry and kicking his ass when Griswald stops cooperating when his confusion and frustration is justified.
** The BigBad a business man with a more in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Japanese culture than the hero, his [[TheDragon Dragon]] is made to be a psycho who also happens to be queer to some extent, and a black preacher fighting against corrupting authority is made to be a hypocrite who is the ''real'' problem by way of his drug-dealing and his association with the BigBad.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: While the wire effect used when Kabukiman realizes that he can fly is impressive, the rest of the time it is ''very'' obvious that he is being elevated by a mobile lift, his cape being used to hide this.
* UnfortunateImplications: The film was made during the very end of TheEighties and released in 1990, so political correctness had not quit kicked in by that time (not to mention this is [[WorldOfHam Troma]] we're talking about), and even then [[CrossesTheLineTwice the movie is so over the top that no one really takes its troubling aspects too seriously]]. However, it is troubling that the hero of the movie is essentially a white-guy who's superpowers are him donning {{Yellowface}} with weapons and abilities centered around Japanese stereotypes.
** The Japanese woman who's complaints about being passed over a power she is more knowledgeable of explicitly due to sexism are made to look reasonable, but also really annoying; routinely demanding bizarre things of him, verbally abusing Harry and kicking his ass when Griswald stops cooperating when his confusion and frustration is justified.
** The BigBad a business man with a more in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Japanese culture than the hero, his [[TheDragon Dragon]] is made to be a psycho who also happens to be queer to some extent, and a black preacher fighting against corrupting authority is made to be a hypocrite who is the ''real'' problem by way of his drug-dealing and his association with the BigBad.this.
* UnfortunateImplications: The film was made during the very end of TheEighties and released in 1990, so political correctness had not quit kicked in by that time (not to mention this is [[WorldOfHam Troma]] we're talking about), and even then [[CrossesTheLineTwice the movie is so over the top that no one really takes its troubling aspects too seriously]]. However, it is troubling that the hero of the movie is essentially a white-guy who's superpowers are him donning {{Yellowface}} with weapons and abilities centered around Japanese stereotypes.
** The Japanese woman who's complaints about being passed over a power she is more knowledgeable of explicitly due to sexism are made to look reasonable, but also really annoying; routinely demanding bizarre things of him, verbally abusing Harry and kicking his ass when Griswald stops cooperating when his confusion and frustration is justified.
** The BigBad a business man with a more in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Japanese culture than the hero, his [[TheDragon Dragon]] is made to be a psycho who also happens to be queer to some extent, and a black preacher fighting against corrupting authority is made to be a hypocrite who is the ''real'' problem by way of his drug-dealing and his association with the BigBad.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: While the wire effect used when Kabukiman realizes that he can fly is impressive, the rest of the time it is ''very'' obvious that he is being elevated by a mobile lift, his cape being used to hide this.this.
* UnfortunateImplications: The film was made during the very end of TheEighties and released in 1990, so political correctness had not quit kicked in by that time (not to mention this is [[WorldOfHam Troma]] we're talking about), and even then [[CrossesTheLineTwice the movie is so over the top that no one really takes its troubling aspects too seriously]]. However, it is troubling that the hero of the movie is essentially a white-guy who's superpowers are him donning {{Yellowface}} with weapons and abilities centered around Japanese stereotypes.
** The Japanese woman who's complaints about being passed over a power she is more knowledgeable of explicitly due to sexism are made to look reasonable, but also really annoying; routinely demanding bizarre things of him, verbally abusing Harry and kicking his ass when Griswald stops cooperating when his confusion and frustration is justified.
** The BigBad a business man with a more in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Japanese culture than the hero, his [[TheDragon Dragon]] is made to be a psycho who also happens to be queer to some extent, and a black preacher fighting against corrupting authority is made to be a hypocrite who is the ''real'' problem by way of his drug-dealing and his association with the BigBad.
* UnfortunateImplications: The film was made during the very end of TheEighties and released in 1990, so political correctness had not quit kicked in by that time (not to mention this is [[WorldOfHam Troma]] we're talking about), and even then [[CrossesTheLineTwice the movie is so over the top that no one really takes its troubling aspects too seriously]]. However, it is troubling that the hero of the movie is essentially a white-guy who's superpowers are him donning {{Yellowface}} with weapons and abilities centered around Japanese stereotypes.
** The Japanese woman who's complaints about being passed over a power she is more knowledgeable of explicitly due to sexism are made to look reasonable, but also really annoying; routinely demanding bizarre things of him, verbally abusing Harry and kicking his ass when Griswald stops cooperating when his confusion and frustration is justified.
** The BigBad a business man with a more in-depth knowledge and appreciation for Japanese culture than the hero, his [[TheDragon Dragon]] is made to be a psycho who also happens to be queer to some extent, and a black preacher fighting against corrupting authority is made to be a hypocrite who is the ''real'' problem by way of his drug-dealing and his association with the BigBad.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: After Harry transforms entirely into Kabukiman, the faux-Japanese superhero briefly sings like an Italian Opera singing woman.
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* CultClassic: While Troma and Creator/LloydKaufman are known for generating these en-masse, this film did not do as well as expected. Its plans for an animated spin-off was scrapped and its sequel has been stuck in DevelopmentHell ever since, but many Troma fans have cited this film as a personal favorite to the point of reviving the character in [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnfvt0TjwhrB_UCosi2nwac99VHAzXhZ a series of videos]] on the site's Website/YouTube channel.
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* CultClassic: While Troma and Creator/LloydKaufman are known for generating these en-masse, this film did not do as well as expected. Its plans for an animated spin-off was scrapped and its sequel has been stuck in DevelopmentHell ever since, but many Troma fans have cited this film as a personal favorite to the point of reviving the character in [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnfvt0TjwhrB_UCosi2nwac99VHAzXhZ a series of videos]] on the site's Website/YouTube channel.channel.
* SpecialEffectFailure: While the wire effect used when Kabukiman realizes that he can fly is impressive, the rest of the time it is ''very'' obvious that he is being elevated by a mobile lift, his cape being used to hide this.
* SpecialEffectFailure: While the wire effect used when Kabukiman realizes that he can fly is impressive, the rest of the time it is ''very'' obvious that he is being elevated by a mobile lift, his cape being used to hide this.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: This is really par for the course for a Creator/{{Troma}} flick.flick.
* CultClassic: While Troma and Creator/LloydKaufman are known for generating these en-masse, this film did not do as well as expected. Its plans for an animated spin-off was scrapped and its sequel has been stuck in DevelopmentHell ever since, but many Troma fans have cited this film as a personal favorite to the point of reviving the character in [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnfvt0TjwhrB_UCosi2nwac99VHAzXhZ a series of videos]] on the site's Website/YouTube channel.
* CultClassic: While Troma and Creator/LloydKaufman are known for generating these en-masse, this film did not do as well as expected. Its plans for an animated spin-off was scrapped and its sequel has been stuck in DevelopmentHell ever since, but many Troma fans have cited this film as a personal favorite to the point of reviving the character in [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnfvt0TjwhrB_UCosi2nwac99VHAzXhZ a series of videos]] on the site's Website/YouTube channel.
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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Reginald Stuart. The monkey did ''not'' ride the jaguar, therefore the prophecy is left incomplete and, rather than gaining infinite power, he just explodes.]]
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