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RoboGeisha

Original title: Robo-geisha
  • 2009
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
2.8K
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RoboGeisha (2009)
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After receiving robotic implants, two sisters compete as assassins.After receiving robotic implants, two sisters compete as assassins.After receiving robotic implants, two sisters compete as assassins.

  • Director
    • Noboru Iguchi
  • Writer
    • Noboru Iguchi
  • Stars
    • Aya Kiguchi
    • Hitomi Hasebe
    • Takumi Saitô
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Noboru Iguchi
    • Writer
      • Noboru Iguchi
    • Stars
      • Aya Kiguchi
      • Hitomi Hasebe
      • Takumi Saitô
    • 21User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
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    Aya Kiguchi
    • Yoshie Kasuga
    Hitomi Hasebe
    Hitomi Hasebe
    • Kikue Kasuga
    Takumi Saitô
    Takumi Saitô
    • Hikaru Kageno
    Etsuko Ikuta
    • Kinu
    Asami Kumakiri
    • Kotone
    Shôko Nakahara
    • Hideko
    Asami
    Asami
    • Yasuko
    Cay Izumi
    • Onna Tengu 2
    • (as Kai Izumi)
    Kentaro Kishi
    • Hikomaru Sagawa
    Shigeki Terao
    • Kiyohiko Sagawa
    Mariko Takayama
    • Suzuko
    Hiroaki Murakami
    • Fat Guest
    Kumi Shimizu
    Yukihide Benny
    • Killed Man 1
    Yûya Matsuura
    Yûya Matsuura
    • Killed Man
    Masahiko Komura
    Yoshihiro Nishimura
    • Yakuza's Boss
    Yui Murata
    • Director
      • Noboru Iguchi
    • Writer
      • Noboru Iguchi
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    6udar55

    Worth seeing for the oddness

    Yoshie (Aya Kiguchi) is the put upon younger sister of geisha Kikue (Hitomi Hasebe) and she accompanies her sibling to a job for rich young industrialist Hikaru (Takumi Saitô), who runs Kageno Steel Manufacturing. The company is a front for his sinister plans to control the world via a bomb he is making and his robot geisha army. The duo is kidnapped and transformed, but Yoshie finds herself thriving in the training and bypassing her sister's shadow. Soon she is the top assassin RoboGeisha, who kills Hikaru's enemies with ease. Of course, she has a change of heart when her latest target - a group of old folks searching for their kidnapped family members - tells her of Hikaru's sinister plans. I think I can only handle one of these deliberately campy, cute girl Japanese action pictures once every 5 years. This plays like a Troma film, but with a no nudity. It is pretty much a non-stop marathon of oddity. Director Noboru Iguchi previously did THE MACHINE GIRL (2008) and this carries on the tradition of showing wild, never-seen-before gags. You get bizarre stuff like breast milk that melts faces, a robot castle, chest guns, knee guns, shoulder guns, and AssSwords (exactly what you think it is). Unfortunately, if you saw the long trailer, it showed you pretty much all of these things.
    9sinister_prog

    Trailer says it all really

    Noboru Iguchi's films have a reputation. You know people are going to die in them, but you are never entirely sure who will be next. Or what the weapon will be. Or from what orifice the weapon protrudes from. Robogeisha carries on this fine tradition, but as a teensy-weensy spoiler, there's more use of CGI blood this time around. I guess it saves on the cleaning bills.

    So two sisters, one a geisha, the other the attendant, get invited to perform at a dinner for the big bad guy, and end up being recruited into his army of highly-trained female killers masquerading as more geisha. Oh and there's a few cybernetic upgrades on the way as well.

    I can't really say much more to this movie that you can't already tell from the trailer. So I'll just say that I, and practically everyone else in a tiny cinema in the backstreets of Shibuya, was in fits of giggles throughout this movie as we were regularly surprised at what Iguchi's imagination would throw at us. Think of Wacky Racers with cast-iron Shimadas, comedy instead of splatter and only a slight feeling of disappointment when some of the set pieces are cut too short then there's still laughs to be had. Anyone for fried shrimp?
    6BA_Harrison

    Excessive, cartoonish action from Noboru 'Machine Girl' Iguchi.

    Shy beauty Yoshie Kasuga (Aya Kiguchi) lives in the shadow of her older sister, renowned Geisha Kikue (Hitomi Hasebe), who undeservedly treats her sibling with disdain. While Kikue is entertaining businessman Hikaru Kageno (Takumi Saitô), a pair of Tengu spirits attack, forcing Yoshie to display her impressive fighting skills. Pleased with the young woman's performance against the Tengu, Hikaru, a megalomaniac intent on ruling the world, abducts Yoshie and forces her become one of his Geisha assassins; he also operates on Kikue, giving her machine-gun tits. On seeing her sister's awesome weaponry, Yoshie opts for an upgrade, getting herself equipped with Wig Napalm and armpit swords, and soon becomes a top assassin.

    When Yoshie is sent to kill a group of people who are searching for their missing relatives—the other Geisha assassins in Hikaru's army—her conscience kicks in and she refuses her orders. Displeased, Hikaru has her blown up. Luckily for Yoshie, one of Hikaru's ex-employees is on hand to piece her back together, giving her a few extra modifications in the process, after which she seeks out Hikaru, who promptly transforms his headquarters into a giant castle robot and heads for Mount Fuji where he intends to detonate a massive nuclear bomb.

    RoboGeisha is another massive helping of bonkers action from Noboru Iguchi, the director who gave us the amazingly entertaining splatter-fest Machine Girl. But where that movie delivered an excess of impressive practical gore FX along with the insanity, this one opts for much more cartoonish violence, most of which is achieved via rather cheap looking CGI, making it a bit of a disappointment for those expecting more of the same. Poorly rendered digital blood is never an acceptable substitute for genuine splatter.

    Thankfully, the film's relentlessly silly plot, OTT visuals, and hot Japanese babes ensure that the film is consistently entertaining, regardless of the gore. With such unique sights as a psycho nurse being sprayed with acidic breast-milk, Yoshie turning into a tank, ass shuriken, a man blinded by shrimp, and office buildings that bleed, boredom is definitely not an option, and there's always a little more fun to be had from trying to guess what Hollywood movie soundtracks are being referenced (I heard music that sounded suspiciously like the themes from RoboCop, James Bond and possibly even Rocky).
    5wallancengeowgreenlemon

    Weakness Special Effects and boring Acting,is really disappointing,

    Not a good film, i am not going lie, this Movie is just lacking, Special effects is just weak,acting just awful, Worst than Meatball Machine 2005, so give it a 5/10,
    5paul_haakonsen

    Robotic Geishas? Sure, why not...

    The first thing that comes to mind when sitting down and watching "Robo-Geisha" is probably: only in Japan! At least that is what rang true for me. This particular genre of movies is something that usually only rears its head from the bowels of Japan.

    And it takes a certain kind of mindset to be able to fully appreciate these particular types of movies. I enjoy them for the campy, cheesy over-the-top entertainment that they are. Don't put too much into them, because they are not really meant to be taken seriously.

    The story is about two sisters, one being a Geisha and the other living in the shadow of her Geisha sister. When they are both recruited by the Kageno steel company, a rivalry develops between the sisters in order to prove to be the better Geisha warrior/assassin. The Geisha women are trained to be deadly killers and are enhanced with robotic parts. But there is a sinister secret stirring beneath the surface of the Kageno company.

    Yes, it is bizarre and odd, but still fun and entertaining for the campy movie that it is. Sure, this is somewhat of an acquired taste, and as such the movie will not prove appealing to every viewer. Mind you that this is not Shakespearian thespian acting in the least bit. You know what you get here, and "Robo-Geisha" delivers exactly on that account.

    The acting in "Robo-Geisha" is as to be expected for a movie such as this. Personally, then I found it to actually be adequate acting for the genre. So that was a good thing.

    However, the overall movie experience is a mediocre one. The movie fails to really impress in comparison to many others of this particular odd genre. And as such, then the movie failed to rise above the mediocre waterline. I am rating "Robo-Geisha" a mere five out of ten stars.

    There are far better choices to pick from if you enjoy this particular genre of Japanese movies.

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2009 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official blog (Japan)
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Robo-geisha
    • Filming locations
      • Giant Standing Buddha Ushiku Buddha, Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan(Scene with thousands gold shelves with thousands of golden Buddha statues)
    • Production companies
      • Kadokawa Eiga K.K.
      • Movie Gate Co.
      • Pony Canyon
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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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