Cyclops (1987) Kikuropusu | Region-Free (Blu-Ray) | English Subtitles | Directed by Jôji Iida

Title: Cyclops (1987)

Genre: Horror / Science Fiction

Alternate Title: The Unborn

Plot Synopsis:
A bizarre medical examination of a woman by several doctors and scientists reveals that their latest subject has committed suicide before giving birth to one of the mutant creatures they had placed within her body. Subsequently, an investigative crew of scientists, along with a large human mutant cyclops creature, ventures into the city streets to obtain a new donor/victim in the form of a young girl. Gore and Z-Grade mayhem ensue.

Cast and Crew

• Director: Jôji Iida

• Writers: Jôji Iida

• Cast:

  • Kai Atô as Michio Sonezaki

  • Mayumi Hasegawa as Miyuki Takamori

  • Yoshimasa Kondô as Assistant Doctor

  • Kazuhiro Sano as Tooru Takamori

  • Nobuo Takahashi as [Unspecified Role]

IMDb Link: Cyclops (1987) 

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. c h r i s – ★★★☆☆
   “Watched on YouTube with the funniest, out-of-sync English generated subtitles, making the first 30 minutes tolerable, until the supreme practical effects and body-horror goop and gloop exploded on my screen. Those final 15 minutes were some of the finest and gnarliest effects on full display.”

2. belial_carboni – ★★★☆☆
   “Slow building with scientific experiments, schoolgirl hijinks, and secret conspiracies boiling up to one insane FX-filled climax! And at an hour long, the pacing hardly suffers at all.”

3. Lord Trash – ★★★★☆
   “Incredible and disgusting. One of the better forgotten 80s Japanese horror tapes. Worth it for the final grotesque transformation alone.”

4. will – ★★★☆☆
   “Feels like an ultra-low budget attempt at Akira body horror. The ending had me screaming and clapping. Great practical effects.”

5. filmhazard – ★★½☆☆
   “Mostly slow and confusing, but the final sequence makes the whole thing worthwhile. Total chaos and gore madness—pure Japanese weirdness.”

Meta Description:
Cyclops (1987) is a Japanese horror/sci-fi film by Jôji Iida that explores grotesque medical experiments and body horror, culminating in a visceral FX-heavy finale that fans of bizarre underground cinema will appreciate.