Sukeban Deka: The Movie

Sukeban Deka: The Movie

Year: 1987

Runtime: 93 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Hideo Tanaka

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Following the TV series, 18‑year‑old Yoko Godai drops her Saki Asamiya identity to study for college exams. She intervenes when Kazuo Hagiwara, fleeing hitmen, asks for help and learns he attends Sanko Academy on the isolated Hell’s Castle island. The school is controlled by presumed‑dead revolutionary Hattori, who brainwashes students into terrorists to launch a fascist coup in Japan.

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1

Yoko returns to normal life and encounters danger

After the Sukeban Deka II series, Yoko Godai abandons her Saki Asamiya alias and focuses on college entrance exams. She accidentally bumps into Kazuo Hagiwara, who is fleeing from hitmen and reveals Sankou Academy's existence on a remote island called Hell's Castle. He warns that the school is ruled by the evil headmaster Hattori, a terrorist intent on brainwashing students.

city street
2

Bus assault and Saki's electric torture

Yoko and Kazuo are attacked and captured aboard a Sankou Academy bus driven by its henchmen. Saki is subjected to electric torture to coerce information. The pair manage to escape together from their captors as the bus nears the island.

on a Sankou Academy bus
3

Saki gathers allies and meets Megumi

Realizing the danger, Saki seeks help from her longtime ally Kyoko Nakamura. They later meet Megumi Kato, sister of Kazuo's friend Kikuo, who couldn't escape. Together they begin assembling a rescue group to confront Sankou Academy.

4

Helicopter attack and Kazuo's death

Before they can act, a helicopter sent by Hattori closes in and opens fire. Kazuo dies heroically, shielding Saki from the blast, and she cannot destroy the aircraft with her old yo-yo.

Hell's Castle island
5

Reunion and plan to raid Sankou Gakuen

After reuniting with Yukino Yajima, the team plans a raid on Sankou Gakuen to take down Hattori. They marshal their forces and prepare to infiltrate the island.

6

Revelations of Hattori and the Mastermind; upgraded weapon

Nishiwaki reveals that Hattori is actually Jishu Kita, a former revolutionary leader thought dead after the Dark Inspector defeated him five years earlier. Hattori is backed by a mysterious political fixer known as the Mastermind. Nishiwaki also gives Yoko an improved quadruple-weighted yo-yo, more powerful but with the risk of injuring her arm.

7

Infiltration and Megumi's betrayal

The team infiltrates Sankou Gakuen from the shore but Megumi betrays them to see her brother Kikuo again. They are captured as a result of the betrayal.

shore of Sankou Gakuen
8

Hattori reveals cyborg identity; Megumi switches sides

On the island, Hattori is revealed to be a cyborg and defeats Saki in a duel with his built-in weapons. Megumi switches sides again upon learning that Kikuo has been lobotomized and helps them escape.

Sankou Gakuen island
9

Battle through Gakuan Academy; Megumi's sacrifice

The group fights its way through Gakuan Academy and its elite juvenile fighters. Megumi sacrifices her life to save Saki from a lethal dart thrown by Hattori, at last making amends for her earlier betrayal.

Gakuan Academy
10

Final showdown and the fall of Sankou Academy

During the final confrontation, Asamiya battles Hattori again and defeats him with her upgraded yo-yo, nearly injuring her own arm in the process. She delivers the fatal electricity strike, killing Hattori. With Hattori defeated and Sankou Academy destroyed, the students are freed. The Mastermind commits suicide to avoid arrest.

Sankou Island
11

Farewell to Nishiwaki and a quiet ending

Yoko parts ways with Nishiwaki, who jokes that this time it is really goodbye. She is followed by Okyo and Yukino as she walks away.

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