Battle Girl: The Living Dead in Tokyo Bay

1991 1h 13m JA

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6.0

MID

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4.4

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 11★4.4IMDB · 139

Science FictionHorrorAction

Synopsis

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A meteor lands in Japan and the fallout creates a “shield” around Tokyo, encasing the city in a foggy darkness. A state of martial law is declared. People are in a panic as violent crime and corruption spreads throughout the region and punk gangs are ruling the streets. As if things weren’t bad enough, a chemical reaction from the meteor unleashes a deadly virus and now the dead are coming back to life as flesh-eating zombies!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cutie Suzuki
Keiko Kirihara
Keralino Sandorovich
Ryo Narushima
Kazu
Kenji Ohtsuki
General Fujioka
Masami Yoshida
Shinobu Kandori
Chieko Suzuki
Tomoko Sawai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuo Komizu
Writers: Hitoshi Matsuyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuo Komizu, shot by Kazuo Komizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

ERA

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Cutie Suzuki and Keralino Sandorovich and Ryo Narushima carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0225156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuo Komizu directs. Kazuo Komizu behind the camera. RA scores. Kan Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kazuo Komizu, shot by Kazuo Komizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by RA. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kan Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cutie Suzuki and Keralino Sandorovich and Ryo Narushima carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0225156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.