The Machine Girl

Infobox Film
name = The Machine Girl


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director = Noboru Iguchi
producer = Yoshinori Chiba
Yōko Hayama
Satoshi Nakamura
writer = Noboru Iguchi
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starring = Minase Yashiro
Asami
Ryōsuke Kawamura
Kentarō Kishi
Ryōji Okamoto
Kentarō Shimazu
Tarō Suwa
music = Takashi Nakagawa
cinematography = Yasutaka Nagano
editing = Kenji Tanabe
distributor = Fever Dreams
released = United States:
June 3, 2008
Japan:
August 2, 2008
runtime = 96 minutes
country = Japan
language = Japanese
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amg_id = 1:433154
imdb_id = 1050160

"The Machine Girl" (Japanese: 片腕マシンガール "Kataude mashin gāru") is a 2008 Japanese action/horror film written and directed by Noboru Iguchi. It's about a young, Japanese schoolgirl, whose life is destroyed when her family is killed by a Ninja-Yakuza family. Her hand cut off, she replaces it with various killing machines, and seeks revenge. It has many times been compared to Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" by critics. The film stars Minase Yashiro in the lead role as Ami and Asami in the role of Miki. It was released direct-to-video in the United States on June 3 2008 and is currently scheduled for a theatrical release in Japan on August 2 2008.

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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 are 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. She 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. 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 drill the face of Ami. Ami notices that one of the students that is held hostage urinate, seizes a chance and throws the mother onto the urine. The mother is electrocuted. The young leader comes to his mother and Ami uses the chainsaw on them. Ami 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.

Reception

The film has been somewhat well received by critics so far. 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 non stop gory and blood action sequences and many rape attempts.Fact|date=September 2008

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSpCWJnnWVI&NR=1 Trailer] at YouTube
* [http://www.machinegirl.net/ MachineGirl.net]
*imdb title|id=1050160|title=The Machine Girl
*rotten-tomatoes|id=10009466-the_machine_girl|title=The Machine Girl
*amg movie|id=1:433154|title=The Machine Girl

Reviews

* [http://www.internalbleeding.net/2008/06/the-machine-girl/ Internal Bleeding]
* [http://www.nipponcinema.com/db/review/the_machine_girl/ Nippon Cinema]
* [http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/afff-2008-the-machine-girl-review/ Twitch]
* [http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=8126 Japanator]