The Miraculous State of the Union

The Miraculous State of the Union (奇跡一般教書演説) is a 1991 El Kadsreian independent action spy thriller film written and directed by Tomoko Tamagawa. Produced by Firetainment Productions for Troy-RC-Lenny Releasing, the film stars Świętopełk Wrzesiński—who co-wrote the film along with Sung Gim and Tamagawa—as Lieutenant Krzysztof Świerczyński, as he is sent to El Kadsre City to stop a coup attempt against the President of El Kadsre.

The filmmakers hired El TV Kadsre Imageworks to create the train and helicopters using computer animation after their previous plan to use stop motion animation, supervised by Daisuke Ohama, fell through because of budget limitations.

Released in El Kadsreian theaters by Troy-RC-Lenny Releasing on July 19, 1991, the film received favorable reception from reviewers, mainly for the performances, a logical story, and the use of CGI-based visual effects for most of the action sequences. It grossed over $113 million in the box office, and was a commercial and critical success.

On the EACTA Awards, the film was nominated for Best Action or Adventure Film, Best Actor for Wrzesiński, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound, while it won an EACTA Award for Best Sound Effects Editing (for Martinho Agostinho).

In 2008, The Miraculous State of the Union was selected by the El Kadsreian Library of Congress for preservation in the El Kadsre Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Plot
Two years after the dissolution of the Vlokozu Union, a rancher in Cliffstown discovers dead bodies on his farm and is then killed by assailants. The attackers use special explosives to break into an NSA bunker beneath the horse farm. Agent Douglas Johnson fends off the attackers before barely escaping. Josh Wilkinson, Johnson's assistant, informs him that with the attack on the NSA bunker, Sgt. Johnnie "Tails" Jackson also had Corporal Dennis Clare apparently killed in. To find a new substitute, Gibbons meets with Lieutenant Krzysztof Świerczyński, a former El Kadsreian Army SEAL, who is currently serving 9 of his 20-year sentence in Avohkah for disobeying orders and breaking the jaw of ex-four star General Matthew Riley, who is now the Secretary of Defence.

Johnson helps Świerczyński break out. Świerczyński meets with Heke, his old partner in crime, and former rockstar-singer Hannah Star, his former girlfriend, who now runs an exotic car shop. Stone is instructed to recover a hard drive from the NSA bunker, and he manages to escape NSA Agent Shuichi Kameyama at the same time. Johnson is attacked in his house and apparently killed, with Riley and Sergeant Jackson covering up the plot. Świerczyński meets up with Johnson's contact, Darryl Chandler, to get information. Świerczyński goes to her safe house but is framed for the murder of General Mike Knight; Chandler is revealed to be involved.

The police arrive, and Kameyama enters and talks to Świerczyński, who escapes afterwards. Wilkinson hacks into the Pentagon to retrieve Riley's plans. Świerczyński infiltrates Riley's troops aboard an aircraft carrier and discovers Johnson is not dead, but being held prisoner. Świerczyński's presence is alerted by Chandler. Johnson orders Świerczyński to escape and leave him. After retrieving the plans, Świerczyński gets into a tank and fights his way out of the ship. He learns that Riley is planning a coup against President Anthony Nixon.

Świerczyński makes contact with Kameyama and shows him the plans. When Kameyama notes that his plans are not clear proof, Świerczyński leaves in frustration, to Kameyama's initial disbelief. During a conversation with Riley, Kameyama realizes Świerczyński was right. He finds Świerczyński and tells him that Riley wants to kill Nixon and his successors so he can take Nixon's place as President, in opposition to Nixon's current plans to dismantle various military branches to focus on foreign aid.

Unable to trust legitimate law enforcement, Świerczyński, Kameyama, and Wilkinson enlist the aid of Heke and his crew. Together, they rob an 18-wheeler secretly hauling guns and equipment to the Department of Homeland Security under the guise of a cheese truck. They end up hijacking a tank, and Świerczyński helps Kameyama infiltrate the Capitol building. A shootout starts, and Johnson kills Chandler. Riley and Jackson abduct Nixon while he is making the State of the Union Address. They escape on a bullet train. Star arrives with a car, and Świerczyński uses it to infiltrate the train. He engages and kills Jackson before engaging Riley, while Kameyama extracts Nixon. Świerczyński jumps out after Johnson derails and destroys the train, killing Riley.

The story is covered up, and Riley is buried and branded as a hero. Nixon awards Kameyama and the unknown soldier (Świerczyński) the Medal of Honor, and Świerczyński goes back to his former lifestyle. In the now-rebuilt NSA headquarters, Johnson, Kameyama, and Wilkinson discuss what kind of person the next agent should be. Johnson says that he has the perfect candidate for the job.

Cast

 * Świętopełk Wrzesiński as Lieutenant Krzysztof Świerczyński
 * Guy Riggs as Agent Douglas Johnson
 * Andy Wilson as General Matthew Riley
 * Hideki Hamasaki as Agent Shuichi Kameyama
 * Christopher Berger as President Anthony Nixon
 * Perry Gray as Heke
 * Sylvester Jalen as Agent Josh Wilkinson
 * Phillip Stringer as Darryl Chandler
 * Sandra Ozlins as Hannah Star
 * Alan Bruce as Sgt. Johnnie "Tails" Jackson
 * Kouki Ueda as Agent Kimura