Rise of the Machine Girls

2019 1h 15m JA

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 17

ActionHorrorScience FictionComedy

Synopsis

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Living in the lawless Ishinari District in a future Japan, sisters Ami (Hina Nagimiya) and Yoshie (Hanakage Kanon) who sold their bodies to help their parents, try to earn a living performing as an idol group in the area. When their performance causes stranger Matsukata (Tak Sakaguchi) a notorious hitman, to notice their condition, the three realize their worth to each other in the fight against Aoyama Dharma (Kimono Negishi), the female boss of a notorious organ harvesting ring in the area. Realizing that even their skills are no match for her army of goons and henchmen, the two are outfitted with special homemade weaponry to their bodies and become the ultimate killers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yamada Himena
Ami
Kanon Hanakage
Yoshie
Tak Sakaguchi
Tetsuya 'Justice' Matsukata
Rie Kitahara
Scarlet Peony Ikyo Tachibana
Toshie Negishi
Daruma Aoyama
Kokone Sasaki
Olivia Congo Bongo
Taro Yabe
Wanker
Ryûju Sumikawa
Ryuji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuki Kobayashi
Writers: Yuki Kobayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Machine Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Yamada Himena and Kanon Hanakage and Tak Sakaguchi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10070730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuki Kobayashi directs. Yoshihiro Nishimura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Part of the "Machine Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Yoshihiro Nishimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yamada Himena and Kanon Hanakage and Tak Sakaguchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt10070730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.