The Machine Girl (Japanese: Kataude mashin gâru) is a 2008 Japanese action/horror film that chronicles the story of the life of 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 machines-of-death, and seeks revenge. It has many times been compared to Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror by critics. It is currently scheduled for release on August 2, 2008 in Japan, and stars Minase Yashiro as the lead role.
Plot
Synopsis
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.
| Directed by | Noboru Iguchi |
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| Produced by | Yoshinori Chiba Yoko Hayama Satoshi Nakamura |
| Written by | Noboru Iguchi |
| Starring | Minase Yashiro Asami Ryôsuke Kawamura Kentaro Kishi Ryôji Okamoto Kentaro Shimazu Taro Suwa |
| Music by | Takashi Nakagawa |
| Cinematography | Yasutaka Nagano |
| Editing by | Kenji Tanabe |
| Distributed by | Fever Dreams |
| Release date(s) |  August 2, 2008 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
