Two Japanese men help a Vietnam war deserter escape from Japan for Sweden. They plan to fund the escape by selling LSD pills. After word of the drug deal gets spread around they find themselves fending off rival gangs.
Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
vietnam veteran
street gang
lsd
motorcycle gang
switchblade
awol
girl gang
psychedelic
street fight
drug deal
pinky violence
night club
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Meiko Kaji
Maya
Tatsuya Fuji
Nobo
Bunjaku Han
Yuri
Eiji Gō
Sakura
Jiro Okazaki
Sabu
Eiko Matsuda
Sarii
Crew
Yasuharu Hasebe
Director
Akihiko Takashima
Original Music Composer
Noboru Tanaka
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Poo
6.0★ · 08/20/25
Her hat connects them all
Her hat connects them all
Jc Du Plessis
8.0★ · 06/21/25
Machine animal tells a much more straightforward story than the others and although I like the others in the series this one I liked more. Three men try to leave Japan by selling lsd and get caught in the middle between a girl gang and a motorcycle gang. The story is fun and interesting. Meiko kaji brings charm to the role and as do the rest of the characters. The motorcycle chase is pretty cool. I also kind of like the darker and more realistic endings to this movies. Machine animal brings 70s charm with interesting and fun characters. So far my favorite in the series.
Machine animal tells a much more straightforward story than the others and although I like the others in the series this one I liked more. Three men try to leave Japan by selling lsd and get caught in the middle between a girl gang and a motorcycle gang. The story is fun and interesting. Meiko kaji brings charm to the role and as do the rest of the characters. The motorcycle chase is pretty cool. I also kind of like the darker and more realistic endings to this movies. Machine animal brings 70s charm with interesting and fun characters. So far my favorite in the series.
