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The Machine Girl
Directed byNoboru Iguchi
Written byNoboru Iguchi
Produced byYoshinori Chiba
Yōko Hayama
Satoshi Nakamura
StarringMinase Yashiro
Asami
Kentarō Shimazu
Honoka
Ryōsuke Kawamura
Kentarō Kishi
Ryōji Okamoto
Tarō Suwa
CinematographyYasutaka Nagano
Edited byKenji Tanabe
Music byTakashi Nakagawa
Distributed byFever Dreams
Release dates
United States:
June 3, 2008
Japan:
August 2, 2008
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesJapan
United States
LanguageJapanese

The Machine Girl (片腕マシンガール, Kataude mashin gāru) is a 2008 Japanese action/horror-comedy film written and directed by Noboru Iguchi. The film stars Minase Yashiro in the lead role as Ami, Asami Miyajima in the role of Miki, Kentarō Shimazu as the yakuza leader and Honoka as his wife. It is about a young Japanese schoolgirl whose life is destroyed when her brother is killed by a the son of a Ninja-Yakuza. When her hand is cut off, she replaces it with a gatling gun and seeks revenge.

Plot summary

The film starts with Ami Hyūga killing a group of bullies who were picking on a guy. After she eliminates the bullies, she tells him the story of her life before she became what she is. She was just an average high school girl, trying to lead a normal life. Her world came crashing down when her brother and his friend were killed by the members of the yakuza and their young leader. 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, the parents of her brother's friend. 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 of her brother's slain friend and together they unleash an unholy, non-stop kill fest against the killer of their loved ones.

Eventually, they reach the place where the yakuza are hiding. As the fight continues, the chainsaw-wielding mother of her brother's slain friend loses her right foot then eventually dies. Ami loses her machine gun when she fights with the father of the young yakuza leader but gets the chainsaw of the mother who died earlier. The young yakuza leader cowardly uses some students as hostage and also as shield against Ami. Ami Hyūga is ready to kill the young leader but his mother is there. She fights with the mother of her brother's killer but as the fight progresses she loses her chainsaw. The mother of the young yakuza leader reveals that she is wearing a drill bra and presses herself against Ami's breasts drilling into them. Ami is then thrown to the ground and the mother attempts to use the drill on her face. Ami notices that one of the students that is being held hostage has urinated and, seizing the chance, throws the mother onto the urine causing her to be electrocuted. When the young leader comes to aid his mother, Ami uses the chainsaw on him and sets the hostages free. Outside, Ami tries to kill herself but is stopped when someone arrives. The person who arrives is not seen because the movie ends.

Cast

Release

The film was released direct-to-video in the United States on June 3 2008 and received a theatrical release in Japan on August 2 2008.

Reception

Although it has many times been compared to Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror by critics, the film's reception has been mixed. It currently holds a 63% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rating

The movie was rated 18 in countries such as Chile, Peru and Spain because of nonstop gore, bloody action sequences and a suggested rape scene.[1]

Sequel

A direct to video sequel called Shyness Machine Girl (hajiraiマシンガール, Hajirai mashin gāru) was released on January 23, 2009 along with the Japanese DVD of The Machine Girl.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kataude mashin gâru (2008)". IMdB. Retrieved 2009-04-09. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Kataude Mashin Garu news

Reviews

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