Kekkô Kamen (2004)

A school that teaches young boys and girls how to become famous anchorpeople in the media. But there is something strange going in this school. The facility takes a sick pride in handing ... See full summary »

Director:

Takafumi Nagamine

Writers:

Gô Nagai (manga), Yûki Okano (screenplay)

Stars:

Nao Eguchi, Kie Ikuta, Juri Inahara

Cast

Credited cast:
Nao Eguchi
Kie Ikuta	...	(as Moa Arimoto)
Juri Inahara	...	Mayumi Takahashi
Kenjirô Ishimaru	...	Vice Principal
Satoshi Izumi
Keiko Kubo
Gô Nagai	...	Teacher Nagal (as Gô Nagai)
Hiromi Nagayama
Shino Saitô	...	Keiko Natsuwata and Kekkô Kamen
Hideo Sako
Fang Suzuki	...	(as Suzuki Fangu)
Hiromitsu Suzuki	...	Mystery Principal
Ren Suzuki
Satoshi Wada
Nao Yuasa

Storyline

A school that teaches young boys and girls how to become famous anchorpeople in the media. But there is something strange going in this school. The facility takes a sick pride in handing our S & M style punishments to students for the most trivial things. But there is one among them, a hero that hides her face but bares everything else in the name of justice. Her name is Kekko Kamen, all know the legend of how Kekko Kamen defeated the evil Mangriffin in a local high school, but now she's back and out to stop the evil twisted fiends once again.

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Plot Keywords:

school | laxative | based on comic | crush | woman with gun | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

6 February 2004 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kekko Kamen New

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Art Port

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Kekkô Kamen: Mangurifon no gyakushû (2004)

User Reviews

Fans of the comic or the anime may love it; others will be left scratching their heads

What looks good on the pages of a comic book or in animated form does not always translate well into live action, and this version of "Kekko Kamen" might be one of those cases. The film is extremely bizarre, asking you to abandon all logic and accept it on its own terms; but even if you're willing to do that, the script is dull and repetitive, the prolonged "lighthearted" scenes of torture and humiliation are not much fun, and the "action" scenes are poor - though the woman who plays the title character does handle her nunchucks pretty well and has one cool scene where she twists a guy's neck between her thighs. The "good girl" heroine is adorable and has a wonderful smile, but that's not enough to get this film a recommendation. *1/2 out of 4.