Machine Girl

Title: Machine Girl
Rating: 4/5
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Starring: Minase Yashiro, Asami, Honoko
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Language: Japanese

Following the story of Ami, her parents accused of murder committing suicide leaving her and her younger brother, Yu, to fend for themselves. When the local youth gangster, the son of a Yakuza mob boss, starts demanding money from Yu, things quickly get out of hand. Determined to wreak her vengeance upon those who would do harm to her brother, her first attempt lands her without an arm. Taken in, and quickly gaining the help of Miki and her husband Suguru, they begin training together, arming her with a Gatling gun (hey, why not?) so that they can bring down their reign of tyranny once and for all.

But they aren’t the only characters to succeed in such a manner, the support is also capable of demonstrating a clarity of vision, each one fully aware of what was required of them, from the Yakuza ‘mother’ gaining too much pleasure from torturing people, scolding others for ‘doing it wrong,’ to Kaneko who complains he isn’t being tortured fairly. For a cast consisting almost entirely of people without any experience, they succeed in performing exceptionally well. Even the other areas that I would often find fault with has been handled well; the camera work feels basic and whilst his inexperience shows, is easily effective enough to sustain the plot. The

This does more than just simply demonstrate their respect for 80s comical horrors, this is ought to be remembered along side them for whilst ambitious it pulls it off superbly. With an abundance of fake blood, witty one liners to make Tarantino proud, crazy Japanese inventions and quirks including the ‘Super Mourner Gang’ and one evil bra, this film has more than enough tricks up its sleeve. Treat this is an Action first, and then a Horror/Comedy second, and you’ll find another cheesy Japanese delight that delivers on everything it promises to. Scrummy!

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