Robo geisha
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Robo geisha |
| Original title | Robo geisha |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Noboru Iguchi |
| script | Noboru Iguchi |
| production |
Naobumi Ashi Akira Fujita Kazunari Okuma Yui Shibata |
| music | Yasuhiko Fukuda |
| camera | Yasutaka Nagano |
| occupation | |
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Robo Geisha ( Japanese ロ ボ ゲ イ シ ャ ) is a 2009 Japanese science fiction film directed by Noboru Iguchi .
action
After Robo Geisha rescued the top candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Japan from devilish robot demons disguised as Tengu , she tells the Prime Minister her story:
Yoshie Kasuga was trained as a geisha like her sister Kikue . But she was always in the shadow of her older sister and had to do menial jobs. When entrepreneur Hikaru steps into their lives, she sees her chance to outdo her sister. But the alleged Prince Charming only sees the two of them as killer women. Together with his father, he runs the steel and armaments company Kageno Steel and kidnapped numerous girls in order to turn them into killer cyborgs with the appearance of geishas. He lets the two sisters compete against each other. The anger at her sister gives Yoshie unimagined powers. So the role of both sisters is changing. Kikue is also trained as a killer robot, but from now on she is in the shadow of her sister. She can only keep up with her cold-bloodedness.
When Yoshie is supposed to wipe out a group of people who are active against the steel manufacture, the tide turns again. Yoshie doesn't have the heart to wipe out the resistance group, consisting of family members of the geishas, and spares them. Hikaru is angry and now monitors Yoshie more closely. On another assignment, Yoshie takes on her client again and is almost killed by the Tengus, demon-like robot girls with bizarre masks. The seriously injured Yoshie is being repaired by the underground movement and is supposed to join them to free their children. She thinks this project is hopeless, but the movement starts on its own.
Once there, Hikaru's true plan is revealed. After the movement is almost completely killed, his palace is transformed into a robot that is supposed to drop a bomb, 17 times more powerful than an atomic bomb , into Mount Fuji . Yoshie sets out to thwart this venture. In the meantime, however, her sister's memory has been erased and she opposes her. Yoshie manages to bring Kikue's memories back to mind, and the two robot geishas unite. You can stop Hikaru, who controls the robot via cybersautics , and let the robot explode over Japan. The two find their peace afterwards.
background
After the success of The Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police (by Yoshihiro Nishimura ), Noboru Iguchi wrote the script for the film Robo Geisha . For the effects, Yoshihiro Nishimura, with whom Iguchi already worked on The Machine Girl, was hired. He was able to win over the Japanese photo idol Aya Kiguchi for the lead role . Several Japanese production companies participated in the production: TO Entertainment , Pony Canyon , Movie Gate and Kadokawa Pictures .
publication
Robo Geisha was released in Japan on October 3, 2009 as a feature film. Funimation secured the US rights in early 2010. The premiere in the US was on August 16, 2010 at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival . The German release took place on July 30, 2010 as a DVD premiere via I-On New Media. The uncut DVD was not approved for young people , but this is due to the trailers on the DVD. The film itself received an FSK 16 rating.
criticism
The film received praise for its wacky humor full of bizarre ideas. So the RoboGeishas fighting amongst a tailbone - Katana against each other or shoot ninja stars from her butt. The animation of the giant robot, on the other hand, is reminiscent of old Godzilla films and the film partly contains references to the Transformers series. In addition to these special effects , the film also contains numerous splatters that are less realistic and more reminiscent of cartoons . Some CGI blood splatters, however, seem rather cheap.
Web links
- RoboGeisha in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Comparison of the cut versions Theatrical Version - Unrated by Robo Geisha at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ criticism. film.the-fan.net, accessed October 13, 2010 .
- ↑ a b Funimation Gets Live-Action Kamui, RoboGeisha Films. Anime News Network, January 5, 2010, accessed October 13, 2010 .
- ↑ Robogeisha, Kamui Garden Live Action Acquired. (No longer available online.) Mania.com, Jan 5, 2010, archived from the original on Jan 7, 2010 ; Retrieved October 13, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Overview. Online film database , accessed October 13, 2010 .
- ↑ Robo Geisha - Schnittberichte.com. Schnittberichte.com , accessed May 8, 2012 .
- ↑ a b James Mudge: Robo-Geisha (2009) Movie Review. (No longer available online.) Beyondhollywood.com, June 4, 2010, archived from the original on June 8, 2010 ; Retrieved October 13, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
