Pureigâru (2003)

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Director:

Shunichi Kajima

Writer:

Hiroshi Katsuwabara (writer)

Release Date:

12 April 2003 (Japan)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

With looks that could kill.

Plot:

When the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department is confronted by a series of mysterious kidnappings...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Remake | Detective

Cast

Ai Fujita	...	Kuroda, Fumie (K2)
Junichi Haruta	...	Maeshima
Mizuho Ishikawa	...	Kuroda, Yumika (K3)
Asumi Kato	...	Mori, Natsumi
Yukiko Okamoto	...	Kozu, Yumiko
Michiko Omukai	...	Kuroda, Asami (K1)
Rei Saito	...	Mizuki, Mari
Kazuyoshi Sakai	...	Mimura
Eriko Sato	...	Mitsuwa, Kaoru
Tamaki Sawa	...	Sawamura, Tamaki
Keiko Tokoshima	...	Sagara, Haruka
Etsuko Yawata	...	Shinohara, Aya

Also Known As:

Playgirl (International: English title)

Runtime:

Japan:85 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Company:

Toei Company

Trivia:

Several of the original TV series cast can be seen in brief cameo appearances including Sawa Tamaki (as Sawamura Tamaki), Nishio Mieko (as Yamao Mieko), Kuwabara Yukiko (as Hara Yukiko), Ota Kiyomi (as Ichijo Kiyomi) and Natsuki Reina (as Natsui Reina).

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Playgirl" (1969)

Disappointing Direct-To-Video Movie That Should Have Been Better

Having watched episodes of the original 1969 Toei TV Series (which were recently released to DVD in Japan), I was really looking forward to seeing this new movie adaptation (sequel) to the popular series. The cast featured among others the gorgeous and leggy Sato Eriko (who is soon to star in the Japanese big screen adaptation of Go Nagai's Anime "Cutey Honey") and "Bounce No Ko Gal's" star Okamoto Yukiko. Unfortunately what resulted was a lame and almost half-hearted attempt to ape the recent "Charlie's Angels" movies albeit with less than stellar results. The action is rather lethargic and surprisingly uninspired even with the presence of several gals from the Japanese Wrestling and Extreme Combat arena. Sato Eriko fares better than her co-stars as she is given a lot of screen time and a fleshed out character. The others are basically stereotyped "cool girls" who are relegated to "window dressing" and showing off their ample "assets". Granted the original "Playgirl" TV Series was no better but it still had a sense of "'70s" charm about it and at least gave the gals more to do than just stand around and be cute. The production screamed out low budget and almost seemed as if to be rushed together to take advantage of the hype that "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" was generating (another disappointing film). This was a needless remake that should not have been. This is one of those instances where indeed the TV Series was a lot better than the movie.