Cyborg She

"Is This Love Or Just Programming?"

2008 2h 0m JA

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7.2

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6.9

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★7.2TMDB · 152★6.9IMDB · 4,421

ActionComedyRomanceScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.

“Is This Love Or Just Programming?”

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Cast

Haruka Ayase
Cyborg
Keisuke Koide
Jiro Kitamura
Risa Ai
Girlfriend
Yoshikazu Ebisu
Shop Owner of Candy Store
Kenichi Endo
Auctioneer
Kenta Kiritani
Jiro's schoolmate
Masatô Ibu
Designer
Fumiyo Kohinata
TV Reporter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kwak Jae-yong
Writers: Kwak Jae-yong
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan, South Korea

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MONEY

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Earned back only 85% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, South Korea.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kwak Jae-yong, shot by Junichiro Hayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Naoki Ohtsubo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide and Risa Ai carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Is This Love Or Just Programming?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kwak Jae-yong directs. Junichiro Hayashi behind the camera. Naoki Ohtsubo scores. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Japan, South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 85% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 18 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Japan, South Korea.
4Directed by Kwak Jae-yong, shot by Junichiro Hayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Naoki Ohtsubo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide and Risa Ai carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Is This Love Or Just Programming?".
9IMDB entry: tt0929860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "cyborg", "platonic love", "time travel", "earthquake".