RoboGeisha (2009) Robo-geisha (original title)

Director:

Noboru Iguchi

Writer:

Noboru Iguchi (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 October 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Yoshie, the younger and ill-treated sister of a renowned Geisha, is discovered to have natural strength and fighting ability...

Plot Keywords:

Geisha | Army | Assassin | Phallus | One Word Title

Cast

Yoshihiro Nishimura	...	Yakuza's Boss
Naoto Takenaka	...	Kanai
Asami	...	Onna Tengu 1
Takumi Saitô	...	Hikaru Kageno
Aya Kiguchi	...	Yoshie Kasuga
Yui Murata
Cay Izumi	...	Onna Tengu 2
Suzuki Matsuo	...	Tetsuma Gotokuji
Demo Tanaka	...	Hachiro
Yûya Ishikawa	...	Suzuki
Shôko Nakahara	...	Hideko
Yûya Matsuura	...	Killed Man
Yukihide Benny	...	Killed Man 1
Kentarô Shimazu	...	Kogure
Kentaro Kishi	...	Hikomaru Sagawa (as Kentarô Kishi)
Hiroaki Murakami	...	Fat Guest
Hitomi Hasebe	...	Kikue Kasuga
Ryôji Okamoto	...	Samurai 1
Asami Kumakiri	...	Kotone
Rie Hayasaka	...	Bikini Trooper
Tarô Shigaki	...	Kenzan Kageno
Naoi Nagano
Shigeki Terao	...	Kiyohiko Sagawa
Etsuko Ikuta	...	Kinu
Kaori Shiina
Shoko Suzuki	...	Bikini Trooper
Ittei Sakuma	...	Samurai 2
Mayu Hayashi	...	Bikini Trooper
Masashi Oishi	...	Aide 1
Mariko Takayama	...	Suzuko
Satoshi Yamamoto	...	Aide 2
Yumemi Katô	...	Bikini Trooper

Directed by
Noboru Iguchi

Writing credits
Noboru Iguchi		(screenplay)

Produced by
Satoshi Arashi	....	executive producer
Naobumi Ashi	....	producer
Stefan Atkins	....	co-executive producer
Akira Fujita	....	producer
Manabu Harada	....	executive producer
Takeichi Honda	....	executive producer
Masayuki Kaneko	....	co-producer
Sen Katayama	....	co-producer
Hiroshi Kogure	....	co-producer
Hirofumi Ogoshi	....	executive producer
Kazunari Okuma	....	producer
Yui Shibata	....	producer
Akira Yamaguchi	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Yasuhiko Fukuda

Cinematography by
Yasutaka Nagano

Production Design by
Gen Itô
Aya Suzuki

Makeup Department
Yoshihiro Nishimura	....	special makeup effects supervisor

Sound Department
Kyle Phillips	....	adr engineer

Special Effects by
Yoshihiro Nishimura	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Tsuyoshi Kazuno	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Masaki Suzumura	....	action coordinator

Other crew
Yoshiki Takahashi	....	poster designer

Production Companies

• Kadokawa Eiga K.K.
• Movie Gate Co.
• Pony Canyon
• T.O. Entertainment (as T.O Entertainment)

Distributors

• Elephant Films (2011) (France) (all media)
• Kadokawa Pictures (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Another World Entertainment (2010) (Denmark) (DVD)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• I-On New Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Kadokawa Eiga K.K. (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Night Visions Distribution (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
• Pony Canyon (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
• Showbox Media Group (2010) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (as Cine Asia)
• Showbox Media Group (2010) (UK) (DVD) (as Cine Asia)
• T.O. Entertainment (2009) (worldwide) (all media) (sales) (as T.O Entertainment)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Nishimura Motion Picture Model Makers Group
• Studio Buckhorn (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Hoei Sangyo Co. Ltd.  film stock supplied by
• Spotted Productions  publicity

Also Known As:

"Robo-geisha" - Japan (original title)
"Gaijinsploitation 4" - Asia (English title) (series title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:PG-12 | UK:18 | Australia:R (2010) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:TV-MA | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Company:

Kadokawa Eiga K.K.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Inside the Whore (2012) (V)

Cult Classic in Waiting

Let me start I AM FEMALE: usually boys only like this type of flick, but if you're that chick (as I am), HOLY FUN FUN FUN!!!

What I signed up for, and GOT:

Awesome (and incredibly, um, "inventive") fighting, chicks who kick butt, lame Godzilla-type monsters you laugh at (the rubber-suit), good tension between woman relationships, and--I hate this watching some Japanese--no rape scenes. One scene kinda off a bit and hit a nerve, but not as bad as most. Most things a feminist (I am) would scream at are them making fun of their own culture, and a total HOOT!

And pink good pick: US would have done black... LA-aaaME!!!

If you're into this style of flick (it's a flick, not film: get over it), it's everything you want, nothing you don't!!! I sat with jaw dropped clear to ground on edge of seat for most the flick--I couldn't guess what was next, and it kept breaking my expectation for the ABSOLUTE ABSURD...

"I have one too!" Nearly missed this fabulous scene, laughing SO hard!

It's a Japanese future "Dead Alive": a worthy cult classic nomination. Why doesn't the Academy Awards do that category?

I work in progressive politics: the portrayal of the elders who fight for their children couldn't make me laugh harder. It's all teasing fun; it's all too true, thus genuinely FUNNY.

Two points off some scenes could have been better, and the near-rape. I hate that stuff.