There are only 187 shots in the whole movie.
Scenes from RoboCop 2 (1990) can be seen on the television in one scene. Alex Cox was originally approached to direct 'RoboCop 2' but turned it down after reading the script by Frank Miller and disliking it.
The film was made in Mexico with Japanese money.
The Japanese producers came on-board because they saw the lead role as a kind of samurai warrior, pitching his own moral code against the world.