The Machine Girl
by Noboru Iguchi
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DVD Cover Information
Actor: AsamiDirector: Noboru Iguchi
Brand: Media Blasters
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Japanese (Unknown); English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Color, Dubbed, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-03
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tokyo Shock
Movie Reviews of The Machine Girl
Movie Review: Drill Braw action
Summary: 5 Stars
Synopsis
Noboru Iguchi directed this film and he did a good job. A young girl named Ami has the responsibility of taking care of her younger brother after a tragic suicide by her parents. What she doesn't know is that her brother is in debt to a yakuza members son. When her brother and his friend mysteriously dies (by way of suicide to some) she goes looking for answers. After a brave attempt she loses her arm but she is found by the friends mother and is revived. Now it's time for strike two.
Plot Rating
I've done some revenge reviews before but this one is incredibly fun. With the great fight scenes and wonderful technology that the bad guys are wielding. (drill braw) my favorite thing. This movie has a lot going for it not so much for how it was shot but because of the fun atmosphere it carries. They definitely knew they were making an over the top film with lots of blood. I give this plot a 7 out of 10.
Actors/Actresses
For Minase Yashiro this is her first film and she carries the movie. She goes from being a cute school girl to a tough ass kicking gun-slinging death machine who will stop at nothing to find her brothers killer. Although this part might type cast her to be in more over the top type movies. Ami plays Miki and she's a tough angry woman. She doesn't let anything stop her even when she's got swords in her chest. Although Miki has more experience than Yashiro it doesn't show and they worked well off of each other. The acting gets a 7 out of 10.
DVD Extras
Tokyo Shock bring us this lovely video and we get a behind the scenes look with interviews by some of the actors and actresses that were in the film. There's the original trailer for the film. There is also a Trailers button in the main menu where you get to take a look at four films. Although there were some extras I would have liked to see an interview done with the Director. I give these extras a 6 out of 10.
Personal Thoughts
This movie is (although I've said it before) an over the top blood fest. I mean there's more blood in Tokyo Gore Police but this movie is a hard act to follow with all the blood going on here. The acting is good for a movie that is suppose to be a little funny. (Tempura arm) that is so great.
This movie altogether gets a 20 out of 30. I highly recommend this movie to any asian scifi fans or someone who is a fan of asian cinema or if your looking for some fun martial arts, gun blasting heads off, drill braw action.
Summary of The Machine Girl
Ami (Minase Yashiro, in her film debut) is a tough but otherwise average high school girl, trying to lead a normal life. Her world comes crashing down when her brother and his friend are killed by ruthless bullies. As Ami tracks down the ringleader, she is surprised to discover the bullies' association with a sinister ninja yakuza family. When she goes after her revenge, she soon finds herself in over her head and minus her left arm. Barely surviving, Ami escapes and seeks out shelter from two kindly garage mechanics. They take pity on her, fitting her with a high-powered machine gun where her arm used to be. She then teams up with the chainsaw-wielding mother (Asami) of her brother's slain friend and together they unleash an unholy, non-stop, over-the-top kill fest against the equally creative machinery (drill bra, flying guillotine) of their relentless ninja enemies.Similar DVD Movies
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