The Machine Girl


After the first few seconds of watching the trailer for "The Machine Girl", I thought "hmmm, looks interesting." Then some cheesy special effects started to kick in - but still want to watch it ^^;
From what I can make out from the trailer, the heroine has her family and boyfriend killed - and her left arm chopped off at the same time. She somehow manages to get a Gatling gun built to fit on her amputated arm which she then uses to shoot seven shades of shite out of her enemies.
The Japanese name for the film is Kataude Mashin Ga-ru [片腕マシンガール] and according to IMDB is due out next year.
May be a bit gory for some folks so beware.
High res trailer at BrightCove and images from TwitchFilm.




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i have a fetish for cute high school girls and high school sailor fuku as much as the next guy...this movie looks cheesy but looks interesting
LifeGuard/Swim instuctor
BWahahaha
This film looks great. It reminds me of a movie I watched a couple years ago called "The Story of Rickey". The effects are cheese-tastic. Thank you so much for posting this.
BTW here's a website for more info on "The Story of Rickey".
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/storyofricky/default.php
Undergraduate
Hmm, looks like a B-grade live-action version of Saikano...
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
For some reason I have a feeling Quentin Tarantino gonna steal the idea, or put his name on this and bring it to N. America.
Chicky is cute enough, and movie seems campy enough that I'd probably watch. Why not.
she like cobra in the girl body he he. but cool deadly, cute and sexy. i like it and will watch the movie
Director/Technical Director, Cameraman
http://www.sulkorp.net
Seems like a blatant ripoff of Saikano. Not everything, but enough to notice the difference. >_>
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
First thing came to my mind is "is this saikano live action?!"
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
FatB., I guess he already made a movie similar to this one... Forgot the title though.
??!
kind of funny.....
specially the driller bra?
or the tempura hand:D
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
@D_Blade, You mean Planet Terror that had the chick with the machine gun leg? Looks like the same cheesy style
Hikikomori in the making
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Reminded me of Saikano... Gore + Sailor Uniform + Cute girl = Must watch!
Medical School Student
uh, i lol'ed, reminded me of a manga (also an anime), cyborg kuro-chan XDXDXD
or megaman? :P
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
I can't wait for some Drill Bra action~
Mandalorian in training + Otaku...
Girl with chaigun for arm...uh, fair enough ^^.
Agent of Karma
This looks like it may well be the best film ever made.
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
this is one movie i'm looking forward to...what could be more satisfying than sailor fuku schoolgirl + gatling gun + ninja yakuza + drill bra + blood + revenge?
lol @tempura^^
Web Designer
http://mcklain.wordpress.com/
This movie is beyond ridiculous. Far beyond.
Student, Gamer, Part-time EFSF Pilot
Hmmmmmmm... Planet Terror, except the chick has the gun on her arm instead of her leg... Been there, done that...
Student
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holy moly..... looks so extreme... and... wow, drill bra in action...
Otaku
yeah, there was a movie that came out here a while back where the lead had a machine gun for a Leg. A LEG. come on, how stupid can you get? This actually looks cool though....
Exchange Student
I love trash movies like that :D
I've just ordered an old japanese trash movie called "Supa Robot Maha Baron", I hope it's as trashy as that one
Student
http://johndiew0107.wordpress.com/
and lol... the blood sprays like fountain...
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
duffman,
you missed out a few things. it should be sailor fuku schoolgirl + gatling gun + ninja yakuza + drill bra + blood (lots of it) + revenge + chainsaws + flying guillotine and most importantly SUSHI! ('~')
Graphic Artist
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Looks like fun. :D I just don't get why the gatling gun looks so weathered, it looks like it was underwater for years. o_o
Student
http://arudesu.animeblogger.net
Dumb. Pure dumb. Who ever made this should go jump off a bridge.
Student
http://bakaaaa.wordpress.com
lol its so bloody =S
Gunpla Enthusiast
lol, they totally ripped off of army of darkness and saikano. even the movie promotional poster looks the same
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Army_of_Darkness_poster.jpg
3D artist- Codemasters KL
Lol. Might watch it just for laughs tho. This looks like a Saikano+Evil Dead+Planet Terror+Kill Bill.
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
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It reminded me of planet terror. Bad@ss cannon! It uses 7.62mm rounds?
3D artist- Codemasters KL
Oh and Gingy, Duke Nukem did that first and somewhat more "accurate": http://sirclivesbrainchild.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/dukenukem3dbox.jpg
LOL.
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net
WTF JAPAN, as always.
SAP Consultant
http://eyesofagamer.blogspot.com
this is definitely in my list. hope its coming to malaysia, if not, its dvd then.
Zeon Pilot
As others have said, this reminds of Planet Terror. But with so much more coolness! Yeah!
Gotta love those drill tits. lol.
Sketchling
A good way to waste time.
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
After watchinf Ichi the Killer, Full Metal Yakuza, And BEAT Takeshi's Dead or Alive, this stuff is tame... I wonder, is it harder to sell these stories if they were done in animation?
Student
WTF? Tempura???
hahaha, that's just so awful its hilarious. AAAARGH!!! Driller bra!
Ork Warlord
well, I prefer big weapons like sickles that big guns, but maybe worth to take a look.
Hmmmm, sailor uniform with big weapon, GRAAAAAAHAGAAARRR...
Gunpla Enthusiast
@Guarayakha
LOL, army of darkness was released in 1992, the duke nukem cover you posted was the cover art for duke nukem 3D, which wasn't released until 1996. So in all fairness...army of darkness did it first XD
IT Field Op.
It looks sooo campy I just have to see it. Anyone ever see Toxic Avenger....I guess it's along those lines.
Drill Bra???...LOL That an original one.
Student, Tech
Wow, that's horrible. I like the blood gushing thought, very funny.
3D artist
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WOW! Thats looks awesome! Ive definately gotta see that!
To quote bart simpson 'this is so much like my dreams, its scary'!
Student
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aww its filled with gore and violence! so bloody and disgusting...damn i think i've got another show on my watchlist LOL!
中学生
http://thezhukeeper.blogspot.com
when I saw the pic I seriously thought that it was Saikano live-action lol.
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
her arm kinda reminds me of Rockman (Megaman) ('~')
Graphic Art/Pre-press/3D animator/wannabe hikkikomori
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Bloody Hell!
This I must see to believe!
Though I do agree it may have too much gore for some to handle~
Gunpla Enthusiast
this movie is rated T for tempura
Unemployed - Studying for Game Design
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I think I'll watch it for the "lols". For some reason, it just stopped being remotely serious when things like a "drill braw" start popping up.
Tow dispatcher
It looks so corny. Totally NOT watching it.
Student, ACG Fans
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i thought another live action of Saikano when looking at the picture... @.@" ...
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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LOL.
TEMPURA
Yeah, I'll watch it... love them B movies.
But I guess I'd like it even more if it was kinda serious.
Game Designer
http://toratohora.blogspot.com/
Sure I would!
Hei~ this is the year of mach-girl in otaku culture(or is it next year?)Sure have to watch this!
Just wish the scenario is good..
I just feels that the Japanese friction movie has kind of weird scenario, especially on the ending.(Totally have no idea what the movie want to tell)
Saisyu Heki Kanojyo(Saikano) really piss me off, after getting the dvd...
Hope is not!
Student/Raving Bleach Fan
This looks awesome, cheesy, hilarious and creepy all rolled up into one. I'm definitely watching this one.
It's got a real Grindhouse vibe to it. If this were a double feature, the other film would probably be 'Flamethrower Boy' or something. -_-
Aeronautical Engineer
http://www.deranged-minds.com/blog/
Second time I have heard of this. Although it does look cheesy and the special effects look less than decent, I still want to see this for some reason.
Aero-mechanical engineering student
What the............. :|
theres so much blood, even more than fist of the north star.
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
http://blog.jpopdb.org/
I love it ;D
Journalist
i must see this stuff!
writing mini thesises
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errr...it reminded me of "Saishuu Heiki Kanojo"(She, The Ultimate Weapon), they're alike, girls, seifuku, weapon pop-out of the body....and live action/special effects...I hated the saikano live action..but love the anime and manga
the machine girl?I don't think I'm gonna watch it ^^; thx but no thx
Exchange Student
The funny thing about those movies is that the gore effects are so cheap that they make you laugh instead of feeling digusted :D
writing mini thesises
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I thaught I was alone thining that this was like saikano until I read down the comments LOL cheesy FTW
Web Developer
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Now that's what I call a woman!
Freelance Artist
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"From the creators of ... MEATBALL MACHINE?!" Something tells me that's going to be a bloody movie. Kind of reminds me of Tetsuo 2: Bodyhammer.
daydreaming
OH yeah......want it, want it, want it............
Finding books on Amazon
I'm surprised I did'nt through up before the end of the teaser....
No way, too gore and sounds ridicoulous
Design Consultant
I saw this and I had to get everyone to see the trailer. Lol, see, now Im starting to like this sailor-fuku thing!
@Gingy, "T for Tempura" .. lol.
This is going to be such a cheesy movie.. but Im going to watch it none the less. Sweet girls that turn badass are the best. I wonder what "other" attachments she has for that arm?
Design Consultant
Plus, shes reeeeally cute.
ISP Tech Support
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This looks so bad, I have to see it. MT3K material if nothing else. My god, the cheese factor is off the Green Bay Scale.
Yakuza!
Ninjas!
Tempura!
Sounds like it's got most of Hollywood's craptastic features beat already!
Contraband Distrabution Specialist
WTF??? This is a cheap rip off of Planet Terror. Or maybe PT is a rip off of this???? Oh well, I still want to see it :)
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
Soooooo....who's the girl? She's cute XD
Farm labor
meh. i'll have to pass on this one. looks waaay too gory and cheesy for my liking.
Programmer
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Seems fake :) But I will wait and see it, the combination of cute high school girl and gore is awasome :D
Design Consultant
She IS pretty damn cute. I wonder if she has been in other movies?
Electro/Dance Musician, DJ
http://www.myspace.com/colorsucker
HAH AH HA HAHAH!
YAKUZA!
NINJAS!
TEMPURRRRAAAAA!!!!
I gotta see this.
Shes hot but that alone doesnt make me want to see it.
student
too cheesy
blood looks like tomato juice
student
http://animesugoi.animeblogger.net/
This movie reminds me of Kill Bill with all the glood and gore with the cheesy effects lol.
http://cryorazor.blogspot.com/
Looks...lame
4th Year Business Economics Student
Talk about über fake when her arm and the guy's head got chopped off, it looks more like a fire sprinkler with red fluid.
遊び人
http://otatarosu.blog44.fc2.com/
これ日本映画ですか?
観たいです。
Government
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Looks pretty lame to me. Otaku will flock to anything that features a kawaii chick in a schoolgirl uniform huh? This crap is ridiculous.
Design Consultant
Ridiculous like Kill Bill?
Government
http://myspace.com/truthson
Even more than Kill Bill. How could she even lift the gun? She's "Kawaii" though, so who cares...
College student and soldier
http://cadet-mcnally.livejournal.com/
Horrible. The recoil from that weapon would knock her on her ass. And the barrel doesn't spin! You'd get a higher rate of fire from a conventional single-barreled machine gun than from that thing!
...
Oh, right. It's probably SUPPOSED to be stupid.
Design Consultant
McNally, I agree with you, but this is kind of like arguing the physics in the transformers movie, while suspending disbelief for the whole.. monsterous alien robot/truck thing. Lol.
High School Graduate... Now what?
http://djet0.deviantart.com/
Japan, you never cease to amaze us. Of all the weird crap, this is one BIG lump. I'd watch it for what seems like a possibly large set of lolz. But as for the story I'm getting, worst than the milk-loving karate kid. Oh well. Now I've got something more to out for.
Just saw the trailer yesterday and this movie is full of LOL
TEMPURA?
SUSHI?
DRILL BRA?
xD
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
http://otterhangar.blogspot.com/
it looks very stupid, and very cheesy. DENY
High School student
the girls pretty cute though, and those are some pretty long socks..
post-hikikomori, now part-time network engineer
http://pisang.otakurean.com
I am fully charged!
Uber me doctor!
Labyrinth builder
As Guyaraka siad, it looks as a cross over Evil Dead and Blood the last vampire...
Anyway: Salor Fuku + Loose Socks + Damn Cute Girl + Bloody Action = Me wanna watch ! ^^
Visual Communications and Web 2.0
http://www.imagineboris.com
this movie looks interesting, looks very much like Planet Terror. hehe
Graphic Designer
http://www.valiantho.com/
looks interesting, been a while since I watch this kind of Japanese movie, looking foward to it :)
Student~
reminds me of saikano ^^
kinda like a live action saikano to me
Programmer
This is off-topic, but "heroine" is a principal female character in a story, and "heroin" will mess you up.
NEET
Planet Terror ripoff. lolz
Student
http://shockerz.wordpress.com/
The movie look awesome! Hope to see it soon in my near by cinema.
Student
http://marianto.deviantart.com/
Reminds me of Kill Bill. Too gory for me man. *Leg turns jelly*
Service desk support
http://lookingglass.kokidokom.net
That has got to be the single dumbest idea I have seen for a movie in quite some time. Which means that I will probably try to watch it!
BTW, did anyone else get any megaman/rockman vibes from the whole gun arm idea?
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
best comedy ever! ('~')
Design Consultant
@Gordon, Lol, I didnt know you were doing reviews and quotes to use for movies! "If you see one movie this .. winter...One girl.. One .. gun... A bunch of ninjas .. and special guest star.... TEMPURA!"
For those of you who think this is a Kill Bill rip-off or one of the Tarantinos copycats, if you really watched any Japanese action horror, this is what they were doing before any americans know any "squirty blood".
This is one of those cringe and laugh at the same time movie. Bloody brilliant.
Sorry, but I have to give a big lol to all of the people dismissing this because they think it's cheesy and "dumb".
But then I wouldn't expect most people to be intelligent or informed enough to see the allure and entertainment value of good ol' fashioned, shlocky, gory, silly, mindless B-movies for what they are, and not for some silly high standards they selfishly impose upon it.
But seeing as I'm one of the connoisseurs of such things, all I have to say in defense is that the people that like this sort of thing, like them knowing full well how ridiculous they are. It's part of it.
And judging by the obvious tounge-in-cheek nature of the trailer, if you didn't catch that it's silly on purpose, you must have some serious context clue and common sense problems.
I can understand if some people might think this is too "gory" for them or if they are squeamish, or if they just aren't into those kinds of things.
But never underestimate the entertainment value, of a good ol' fashioned, intentionally silly, mindless gore fest every once in a while. Or the fanbase that appreciates this kind of thing.
People pay money to go into a theater and watch a comedy movie, but when a movie like this comes along, they dismiss it, because they feel that if it's not easily recognized as a "comedy" that gives them the right to be dismissive, and quite honestly, ignorant of it's entertainment value.
It's only as "dumb" and as "cheesy " as you make it. Instead of people judging and being so dismissive and harsh about this kind of thing, maybe people should sit back and actually enjoy when something is silly and mindless for the sake of being silly, mindless fun.
Sure it doesn't look to be nearly on the same level of Peter Jackson's "Braindead" (A.K.A Dead Alive) (A.K.A. The greatest gore film ever).
But I think that this film shall immensely satisfy my craving for a good, intentionally silly, and entertaining gore film.
or... at least a lot more than Battle Royal did, which I found to be a little TOO heavy and pretentious for being as silly of a film as it really was.
At least I can see from the getgo, that "Machine Girl" has no such issues.
If people didn't already see or notice the admittedly campy fun of this movie from the trailer, and how it doesn't TRY to take itself seriously, then those are the kinds of people that I would expect to be ignorant of the reasoning of why people love to watch silly, low budget, gore films for fun.
In short: This film doesn't take itself seriously. So, some of you silly people shouldn't take it so seriously, either.
Design Consultant
@Karma.. agreed. Kind of like "Shaun of the dead"
MotoGP Rider & Domokun Caretaker
hahahahaheehoo, tempura? yakuza? ninjas? drilling mammaries? finger sushi, and a little nipponese girl who could barely hold her own weight let alone a gattling, this is like the dumbest thing ever. It's like Tarantino on meth, and it's definitely something that's right up my alley.
Animator/ graphic designer
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AWESOME.
its planet terror all over again!
XBOX 360 Tech Support Agent
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Err, another japanese movie .... wait, did i just saw masked rider err, sentai .. kamen? hmm, this machine girl looks good just like watching those Kill Bill movies ... bloddy and yet you'll still feel thirsty ... i hope it'll be released here on the phils too :)
Architecture Student, Freelace Painter & Designer; Inventor.
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Hmm, "The Machine Girl" aye...after noticing the image and then reading the description; I found it very similar if not a COPY of the American movie: Grindhouse; but reversed; instead of character with arm thats a "gun," Grindhouse has a female character with a "gun" for the leg. I'm not particularly interested in watching this; but if I watch Grindhouse sometime and if this movie comes out in DVD by that time; I'd check it out just to compare them. Anyhow; seems the Japanese movie industry are doing it again, copying the Americans when they lose or have no insight for imagination in terms of horror/gory/scary action movie genre.
Web Designer, Boxer, StreetFighter, Anime Collector and Gamer
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the grayish, greenish machine gun arm looks fake in the 3rd pic. Yep it kinda reminds me of the girl from Planet Terror. Though this is like an anime turned live action. Gonna look out for this!
Haha, that's hilarious 8D
purchasing
This looks like it would be a great popcorn film! Forget your worries just watch the Machine Girl. Yes!!
Student, Photographer, Paintballer,
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Yes.. YES.. YESSSSSS!!!
Student , Gamer
Heh... too bad this aint coming out in dubai....
http://accvn.com/
It's make me remember the saikano , but this movie is... too bad . Saikano make me cry , but this movie make want kill some one .
Engineer,hardware hacker
The humor kinda reminds me of the style in Evil Dead II with some kill Bill mixed in.
Engineer,hardware hacker
I'll watch it .
School girls ,guns, blood, cheesy villains,and sight gags every thing a good B movie should have.
Project manager
http://tsunoda.livejournal.com
hot baby. she would need a boy with a proper tool =))))
computer programmer
well I use this as the yard stick for gore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmcrreUVBeo
but asian girls in school garb? Well thats another post for later tonight
Student
Kill Bill-ish?
http://animaticfigmation.com/
I watched the first 10 minutes of it and I had to stop, the gore was too disturbing even though it was cheesy. I like the idea and I was curious of the story and all, but I got a weak stomach for that kind of violence, if it was an anime I might be able to handle it better.
Grocery Store Clerk
My thoughts exactly.
Student // Collector // Gaijin
http://zacbush.com
Lol I just rented this from work I'm going to watch it tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Freelance Digital Production Artist
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Watched it over the weekend… a laugh riot!
Everything is over the top (i.e. acting, gore, etc).
Only thing missing was gratuitous nudity. Oh well…
大学の学生 1st year
http://otakunaka.blogspot.com/
I found this movie alittle weird
ウェブ デサイ二アー
I just finished watching few minutes ago.. now I feel kinda sick due to the violence.. T_T
need some moe moe anime to "detoxify" for now..
student, ventilation fitter
crappy but funny and violent
worth of watching if you like over going violence and stuff
i like =)
failing student
http://ukyuki.blogspot.com/
this film is rubbish barley any violence even though the trailer suggest other wise bad acting crappy budget fight scenes bad effects. and the drill bra is propper rubbish not good!
otaku!
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It's a good movie! ^__^it freaked out my friend with all the blood and guts, freaked him out in a good way though ^__^
http://www.lineage.com
Ah, I saw this on my friends NetFlix on his XBox360. I still wanna see this :D lol