Zeiram (ゼイラム, Zeiramu), stylized as ZËIЯAM (originally marketed in English as Zeram), is a 1991 Japanese science fiction film directed by Keita Amemiya. The film stars Yūko Moriyama as an alien bounty hunter named Iria, who comes to Earth to do battle with Zeiram, an immortal alien creature. With the help of her AI partner Bob and two ordinary Japanese electricians, she fights Zeiram in an artificial dimension called "the Zone".
In 1994, the film was followed by an original video animation (OVA) anime series known as Iria: Zeiram the Animation (a prequel to the film) as well as a 1994 sequel film titled Zeiram 2.
Zeiram was released in Japan in August 1991. The film was released in the United States by Fox Lorber with an English dub by Streamline Pictures in May 1994 with the title Zeram. In 1994, a sequel to Zeiram titled Zeiram 2 was released in Japan on December 17, 1994.
The English-dubbed Zeram was released on DVD in the United States by Image Entertainment in 1998 and with both Japanese and English soundtracks as Zeiram by Tokyo Shock in 2006.[1]
Cast[]
| Character | Original Actor | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Iria | Yūko Moriyama | Edie Mirman |
| Teppei | Kunihiro Ida | Steve Bulen |
| Kamiya | Yukijiro Hotaru | Robert Axelrod |
| Bob | Masakazu Handa | Jeff Winkless |
| Murata | Yukitomo Tochino | Steve Kramer |
| Store Manager | Naomi Enami | Jeff Winkless |
| Zeiram | Mizuho Yoshida |