Samurai Girl 21 (2001)
"Samurai gâru 21" (original title)

Hagakure Makoto, young and cute, is trying to find a regular job to help support her family. She has no training in the real world, and she will meet with several corporate evils. But she ... See full summary »

Director:

Ataru Oikawa

Writers:

Mutsumi Sakurakouji (manga), Tatsuo Kanai (manga),

Stars:

Eiko Koike, Eriko Satô, Risa Tani

Cast

Credited cast:
Eiko Koike	...	Hagakure Makoto
Eriko Satô
Risa Tani	...	Rena
Hikaru Kawamura	...	Shichimi (Seven Beauties)
Tetsuji Tamayama	...	Kousuke
Miku Hirose	...	Shichimi (Seven Beauties)
Rena Nakamata	...	Shichimi (Seven Beauties)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yasuhiro Fuseishi
Kôsuke Hamamoto
Natsuko Hattori
Sabu Kawahara
Kôhei Murakami
Daisuke Uesugi

Storyline

Hagakure Makoto, young and cute, is trying to find a regular job to help support her family. She has no training in the real world, and she will meet with several corporate evils. But she was trained as a samurai by her grandfather, which will be useful to battle the evils of the world, including a bad samurai girl who is protected by an impenetrable net armor - with a week spot, like Achilles' heel. Eventually, it will come the time Makoto must leave this world - passing her skills into another young and cute girl.

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Plot Keywords:

death | blood | based on manga | torture | sword fight | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2001 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Samurai Girl 21

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samurai Girl 21 Production Committee

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min 215 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Neat

I don't speak any Japanese, so I can't attest as to the plot details and all that, but I found this amusing simply on the visual aspects of the movie. It had humor, cheesy acting, and cute gals (especially the lead actress, Eiko Koike).

There's a fair amount of harmless cheesecake shots with the lead. Ms. Koike has a very expressive face, so she conveys moods very well.

If that's what you're looking for, this is worth a quick view. Probably better if you understand Japanese or manage to miraculously find a subtitled copy.

Finding a copy can be a bit hard.

I was loaned a copy by a friend who got his in Japan. He doesn't speak Japanese either.