The Machine Girl

2008 film by Noboru Iguchi

The Machine Girl (Kataude Mashin Gāru, "One-armed Machine Girl") is a 2008 Japanese action-horror-comedy film. It was written and directed by Noboru Iguchi and stars Minase Yashiro, Asami, Kentarō Shimazu, and Honoka. The story follows a Japanese schoolgirl who loses her brother to a Ninja-Yakuza clan. After her hand is severed, she replaces it with a machine gun and seeks revenge.

The Machine Girl
Directed byNoboru Iguchi
Written byNoboru Iguchi
Produced byYoshinori Chiba
Yōko Hayama
Satoshi Nakamura
Starring
CinematographyYasutaka Nagano
Edited byKenji Tanabe
Music byTakashi Nakagawa
Production
companies
Distributed bySpotted Productions
Release dates
  • May 23, 2008 (2008-05-23) (US)
  • August 2, 2008 (2008-08-02) (Japan)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Special effects were created by Yoshihiro Nishimura, who later directed Tokyo Gore Police. The movie premiered at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in March 2008. It was released in theatres in the United States on May 23, 2008, came out on DVD on June 3, 2008, and was released in Japan on August 2, 2008.[1][2]

References

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  1. "Kataude mashin gâru". [IMDb]. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. Brown, Todd (February 12, 2008). "When MACHINE GIRL Director Noboru Iguchi Speaks You'd Best Listen Or This Girl Will Smack You Hard!". [twitchfilm.net]. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-26.