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Area 88

19851h 40mMovieActionAdventureDrama

In a cruel twist of fate,​ talented young pilot Shin Kazama is tricked into serving as a mercenary for Area 88: a hell on earth where men survive by gunning down anyone who stands in their way.​ To return home,​ Shin must sell his soul to…

DirectorHisayuki Toriumi
WritersAkiyoshi Sakai·Kaoru Shintani

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Cast · Directed by Hisayuki Toriumi

KSKaneto Shiozawa
Kaneto Shiozawa
Shin Kazama
IKIemasa Kayumi
Iemasa Kayumi
McCoy
KTKei Tomiyama
Kei Tomiyama
Mickey Simon
STSakiko Tamagawa
Sakiko Tamagawa
Ryōko Tsugumo

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Area 88 hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around September 7, 1985. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.