Robogeisha!

[RickJay]

Throw away all your books and DVDs, because this movie is the only art you'll ever need:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo-gGes6qig

[Chronos]

I like how when the temple giant robot attacks other buildings, the buildings bleed.

[Kamino Neko]

I love the voice over. 'Fried shrimp.' Gwahahaha.

I just want to state for the record that I do not have corrosive milk.

[torie]

Geisha Transform! Shall be my new username.

I found this about a week ago or so and can't stop watching it. It's too amusing.

[wunderkammer]

Giant Temple Robot reminds me of a Terry Gilliam thing. I want one.

[dropzone]

I have little idea what you are talking about, but as this thread has more people in it I'm siding with the winner and will wait for my anime-freak daughters to explain what I'm supporting.

[FriarTed]

*wipes tears from eyes* GD can now close several threads. God's existence has been proven.

[WordMan]

I love its whacked-out, cheesy, ninja-vixen-fu - but, I mean, what is it?

Is it a joke or is there really a movie - forgive me if I am being whooshed in either direction. I am willing to believe that there is a sub-genre of goofy Japanese grinder movies - is this an example by one of the masters of the genre?

[Darryl Lict]

I'm not sure, but there is an IMDB listing. I'm hoping it's a real movie.

[otorophile]

Originally Posted by WordMan

I am willing to believe that there is a sub-genre of goofy Japanese grinder movies - is this an example by one of the masters of the genre?

Yes this is pretty much it. The director is Noboru Iguchi, whose made The Machine Girl a year ago. (trailer) That one is available on Netflix, but all the best scenes are in the trailer, so it's not really worth watching fully. I don't think the directors, actors, or anyone are taking themselves very seriously.

[WordMan]

Originally Posted by otorophile

Yes this is pretty much it. The director is Noboru Iguchi, whose made The Machine Girl a year ago. (trailer) That one is available on Netflix, but all the best scenes are in the trailer, so it's not really worth watching fully. I don't think the directors, actors, or anyone are taking themselves very seriously.

I dunno about that - when you are shooting a woman with an arrow in the butt through her white cotton panties, you want to make sure the blood spurts *just so*...

I really don't understand folks who truly dig this type of stuff vs. finding the cheesy appeal worth 3 minutes of snicker time in a thread like this...

[Sage Rat]

Originally Posted by WordMan

Is it a joke or is there really a movie - forgive me if I am being whooshed in either direction. I am willing to believe that there is a sub-genre of goofy Japanese grinder movies - is this an example by one of the masters of the genre?

I imagine it's a real movie, but unlike what you expect from the trailer, it's almost a given that it will be long, boring and pointless. The scenes which seem all amazing and hyperactive when cut into 1 second clips for the trailer will be drawn out and annoying.

Japanese film is supremely different from Japanese animation. They have the ability to suck the energy right out of every cool idea, 99 times out of 100.

[Chronos]

Japanese film is supremely different from Japanese animation. They have the ability to suck the energy right out of every cool idea, 99 times out of 100.

If that's the case, then just think what they can do with a really, really bad idea!

[Frylock]

Is the voice-over in the trailer in the OP for real? Or did someone add that in just for youtube posting? It's almost unbelievable.

[Uosdwis R. Dewoh]

Originally Posted by Frylock

Is the voice-over in the trailer in the OP for real? Or did someone add that in just for youtube posting? It's almost unbelievable.

I thought it was nice of the producers to keep the voice-over guy after he had his stroke.