Cyborg Girl (2008)

A lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.

Director:

Jae-young Kwak

Writer:

Jae-young Kwak (screenplay)

Stars:

Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide, Risa Ai

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Haruka Ayase	...	Cyborg
Keisuke Koide	...	Jiro Kitamura
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Risa Ai	...	Girlfriend
Nya Daigo	...	Store Manager (as Naoko Niya)
Yoshikazu Ebisu	...	Shop Owner of Candy Store
Ken'ichi Endô	...	Auctioneer
Horiken	...	Bus Driver
Masatô Ibu	...	Designer
Kenta Kiritani	...	Jiro's schoolmate
Fumiyo Kohinata	...	TV Reporter
Kaito Kondô
Rio Matsumoto	...	Interviewer
Sakura Mizuno
Rokurô Naya	...	Jiro Kitamura - old
Yasuhiro Roppongi	...	Bartender

Storyline

A lonesome college student, Jiro, is spending his 20th birthday alone, when suddenly, a beautiful girl turns up. The few hours that he spends with her are the most incredible moments of his life and Jiro is overwhelmed by his good-fortune in meeting her. But his happiness does not last long as she disappears as suddenly as she appeared. A year later, on his 21st birthday, Jiro runs into her again at the same restaurant, where she saves him and countless others from a crazy assassin. She looks the same, but this time she is somehow different. It is the beginning of a relationship that would change his life forever.

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Plot Keywords:

love | earthquake | tokyo japan | time travel | female cyborg | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

31 May 2008 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Cyborg She

Filming Locations:

Gifu, Japan

Box Office

Budget:

$8,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,172,979

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amuse Soft Entertainment, Dentsu, Fields Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jiro Kitamura was born on November 22, 1987.

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Quotes

Girl: [on Jiro] I can feel his heart.

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Connections

References Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

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Soundtracks

Yakusoku no tsubasa
Composed by Jun Sasaki
Lyrics by Misia
Performed by Misia

User Reviews

A wonderful robotic romance...

This movie was actually somewhat of a surprise. I had bought it from Amazon without actually knowing what it was all about. It had gotten fairly good reviews on Amazon, plus it was an Asian movie, so I decided to give it a go.

And now having seen it, I must say that "Cyborg She" was actually a really nice movie. It is a very interesting romantic movie of sorts, because it is not your average romance movie. You have Jiro who falls in love with a cyborg that he himself built in the future and sent back to himself in the past. Confusing? Well, a bit odd, but it made for a really nice story actually. And it worked out quite well. I especially liked the way the movie ended, because it rounded up so many questions that you were stuck with in the first part of the movie.

The cast in "Cyborg She" was actually quite good. Haruka Ayase (playing the cyborg) and Keisuke Koide (playing Jiro) had really good chemistry on the screen. And I must admit that I was really taken in by Haruka Ayase's performance as the cyborg, and they had really managed to present her in a way that made her look sort of artificial.

Not sure if this was based on an anime or manga, or not, but it sure had the feel like you were watching a live-action manga movie. Thumbs up on that.

"Cyborg She" is one of the more interesting Asian movies I have seen in awhile, because it is somewhat beyond the stereotypical stuff that you see in Asian movies. This oddly romantic story will capture your heart and take you along on a very well-told journey. The movie offers everything from love and laughs to thrills and action.

If you are a fan of Asian cinema, then you definitely should check out "Cyborg She".