JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (film)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a 1995 adventure fantasy supernatural film directed by, produced by Hiroshi Yajima and written by Randall McCormick and. Produced by Yajima's production company Pocky Prunce Productions (with Kasumi Kobayashi serving as an executive producer), the film is an American-Indonesian co-production with Tati & Sons Jaya Film. It was adapted from the series' second and third parts, and.

The film premiered in on November 18, 1995 and was released by  on November 19, 1995, to generally negative reviews. The acting, story, characters and the long runtime attracted the most criticism, while the action sequences and soundtrack were praised by critics. The film was also a box-office bomb, earning $160 million worldwide against a production budget as high as $155 million. It was nominated for eight Golden Raspberry Awards, winning the Worst Director and Worst Screenplay categories.

Plot
The first chapter, Battle Tendency, takes place in 1939. Jonathan's grandson Joseph teams up with Will's grandson Caesar Zeppeli to battle ancient humanoids called the Pillar Men, but are overwhelmed by the Pillar Man Wamuu. Joseph and Caesar have a month to defeat the Pillar Men Esidisi and Wamuu to obtain the antidotes for the poisoned rings in Joseph's windpipe and aorta, while also preventing them from gaining a powerful stone called the Super Aja. The two are trained in controlling Hamon by the Hamon coach Lisa Lisa. Joseph defeats Esidisi and Wamuu, but Kars obtains the Super Aja, becoming more powerful. Aided by the German soldier Rudol von Stroheim, Joseph uses the Super Aja against Kars to defeat him. In the epilogue set in the 1980s, a "treasure chest" engraved with the name "DIO" is salvaged from the sea, while an older Joseph is set to meet his daughter in Japan.

Set in 1987, the second and final chapter, Stardust Crusaders, follows Jotaro Kujo and his comrades who have developed mysterious powers known as Stands. Jotaro, his grandfather Joseph Joestar and their allies travel to Egypt in search of the evil and immortal vampire Dio Brando, now known solely as "DIO" to save Jotaro's mother Holly, whose Stand has awakened and threatens to consume her in 50 days. Meanwhile, DIO has commissioned a number of assassins with various types of deadly Stands to destroy them before they can reach him.

Battle Tendency

 * as Joseph Joestar, the main protagonist of the first chapter and grandson of Jonathan Joestar. Like Jonathan, he can use Hamon, though he is not initially as skilled in its use as Jonathan was. He initially uses a pair of Hamon-empowered clackers in battle, but he relies more on his wits than brute strength in fights, employing his uncanny ability to predict his opponent's actions down to what they will say next.
 * as Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, a suave ladies' man and the grandson of Jonathan Joestar's teacher Will A. Zeppeli. He is rather cool and collected, especially compared to Joseph, with whom he is grudgingly paired to fight the Pillar Men. But over time, Joseph starts to grow on him so much that he is able to understand his strange thought patterns and they form an unbeatable duo. He infuses the Hamon into soap bubbles he creates with his specially-made gloves. Caesar dies near the end, in way like his grandfather, giving Joesph the last of his "Hamon" to help him defeat the rest of the pillar men.
 * as Lisa Lisa, formerly known as Elizabeth, a mysterious Hamon master who lives in Venice. She is introduced as Caesar's Hamon teacher and later revealed to be the last surviving master of the Hamon Tribe as well as Joseph's mother. She fights by conducting Hamon through her specially made scarf.
 * as Smokey Brown, an ordinary pickpocket hailing from New York whose newfound friendship with Joseph Joestar places him at the spectator's seat of the battle against the Pillar Men.
 * portrays an old Smokey Brown, electing as the mayor of New York.
 * as Robert E. O. Speedwagon, an ally of Joseph and an old friend of the Joestars. Speedwagon has settled in America, where he became an oil tycoon and founded the Speedwagon Foundation in order to deal with paranormal threats such as the Stone Mask and, later, the Pillar Men.
 * as Rudol von Stroheim, the commander of the Nazi forces who discovered Santana in Mexico. He is responsible for not only saving the life of Speedwagon, but also for trying to help Joseph defeat Santana by blowing himself up along with him. He returns later as a cyborg to assist in the fight against Kars and his army.
 * as Esidisi, one of the Pillar Men. Like the other Pillar Men, he uses a particular fighting style known as a "Mode". Esidisi's Heat Control Mode allows him to make his blood boil at 500 °C (932 °F) and inject it into his foes to burn them alive by extending his needle-like blood vessels out of his own body.
 * as Kars, the main antagonist of the first chapter as well as the leader of the Pillar Men and the creator of the stone masks. He uses Light Mode, which allows him to produce saw-bladed appendages from his body which produce a radiant glow. He is intelligent and ruthless, and single minded in his dedication to become the ultimate being. Though Kars succeeds, his obsession with killing Joseph leads to his defeat, as he ends up being knocked out of Earth's orbit and frozen in space.
 * as Santana, one of the Pillar Men. He was discovered by the Nazis in Mexico. Although he does not have a Mode, he is able to manipulate his body, allowing him to squeeze into tiny spaces and use his ribs as blades. He can also absorb other people into his own body. When awakened, Santana attempted to absorb Joseph Joestar and Stroheim, but he was turned into stone by the sun.

Stardust Crusaders

 * as Jotaro Kujo, the delinquent protagonist of the second and final chapter of the film. He uses the Stand, Star Platinum, whose power is incredible strength, speed, and precision. It is later revealed that Star Platinum also has the power to stop time, which helps him during the final battle with DIO.
 * as Joseph Joestar, Jotaro's grandfather, and the title character of the previous chapter of the film, Battle Tendency. He uses the Stand, Hermit Purple, which allows him to produce thorny purple vines that can perform predictions through electronic equipment such as Polaroid cameras or televisions (although at the cost of destroying said equipment); he can also swing from them or protect himself with them. He also still has access to Hamon, which was his primary ability in Battle Tendency, and can use Hermit Purple as wires to channel Hamon.
 * as Mohammed Avdol, a fortune teller from Cairo, and an ally of Joseph and Jotaro. He uses the Stand, Magician's Red, which allows him to manipulate fire.
 * as Noriaki Kakyoin, a former enemy turned ally of Jotaro, who uses the Stand, Hierophant Green, which he can unravel into threads to enter people and control them from the inside, or perform a long-ranged attack using blasts of green energy known as Emerald Splash.
 * as Jean Pierre Polnareff, another former enemy turned ally of Jotaro. Polnareff joins the crew to avenge his younger sister, who was murdered by a man with two right hands. Polnareff uses the Stand, Silver Chariot, which takes the form of an armored knight wielding a rapier, excelling in fast swordsmanship and close-range fighting; his Stand can shed its armor to increase its agility and speed exponentially. He can also shoot his sword but only once in the battle.
 * as the voice of Iggy, a Boston Terrier who uses the Stand, The Fool, which manipulates sand and dust.
 * as Holly Kujo, the daughter of Joseph and the mother of Jotaro. Although most Stands are used for fighting, her Stand works against her gentle, non-violent soul, slowly making her increasingly sick. It takes on the form of vines with roses and berries.
 * as, a vampire who previously appeared in Phantom Blood. He uses the Stand, The World, a close-combat Stand, similar to Star Platinum, which is capable of stopping time for brief intervals.
 * as Enya the Hag, an old woman, who is the confidant of DIO. She uses the Stand, Justice, which takes the form of a mist that takes control over anyone with an open wound, allowing Enya to control them as she would a marionette.
 * as Hol Horse, a recurring minor antagonist who nearly killed Mohammad Avdol (with the assistance of J. Geil) using his Stand, Emperor, a long range Stand resembling a gun that can shoot and steer its bullets.
 * as J. Geil, the son of Enya the Hag, and the man who murdered Polnareff's sister, prompting Polnareff to avenge her. J. Geil wields the Stand, Hanged Man, a Stand that attacks others in reflections such as mirrors. Hanged Man can also jump from reflection to reflection in a ray of light.
 * as N'Doul, a minor antagonist and wielder of the Stand, Geb. He is a loyal assassin for Dio Brando and the first of the Egypt 9 Glory Gods the Joestar Group encounters upon entering Egypt, attacking them in the middle of the Sahara. His Stand is of long-range made of water N'Doul can remotely control and shape into anything to attack his foes from afar, notably as a sharp water stream able to slice flesh.