The Machine Girl (片腕マシンガール, Kataude Mashin Gāru, "One-Armed Machine Girl") is a 2008 Japanese action comedy horror film written and directed by Noboru Iguchi, and starring Minase Yashiro, Asami, Kentarō Shimazu and Honoka. The plot follows an orphaned Japanese schoolgirl whose life is destroyed when her brother is killed by a son of a Ninja-Yakuza clan. When her hand is cut off, she replaces it with a makeshift machine gun and seeks revenge.
Special effects were completed by Yoshihiro Nishimura, who went on to direct Tokyo Gore Police. It was initially released in the United States on May 23, 2008 before premiering in Japan on August 2, 2008.
Cast[]
The English dubbed version was dubbed at NYAV Post in the United States and Philippines.[1]
| Character | Original Actor | English dub Version |
|---|---|---|
| Ami Hyuga | Minase Yashiro | Brina Palencia |
| Miki Sugihara | Asami Miyajima | Carrie Keranen |
| Yoshie | Noriko Kijima | Stephanie Sheh |
| Violet Kimura | Honoka | ? |
| Suguru Sugihara | Yūya Ishikawa | Kevin T. Collins |
| Ryūgi Kimura | Kentarō Shimazu | Charles Bunting |
| Yu Hyuga | Ryosuke Kawamura | Michael Sinterniklaas |
| Sho Kimura | Nobuhiro Nishihara | Christopher Kromer |
| Kimura gang member | Taro Suwa | ? |
| Takeshi Sugihara, Teppei | ? | Drew Aaron |
| Kitamura | ? | Wayne Grayson |
| Yusume | ? | Dan Green |
| Ryota, various | ? | Jason Griffith |
| Masako | ? | Erica Schroeder |
| Sushi Chef | ? | Mike Pollock |
| Kaneko | ? | Brandon Potter |
| Sumire | ? | Dara Seitzman |
| Hiroshi | ? | Robby Sharpe |
| Yumiko, Old Lady | ? | Christine Shipp |
| Shinsuke | ? | Tom Wayland |
| Suguano | ? | David Wills |
References[]
- ↑ "The Machine Girl". [dvdsamling.dk]. http://dvdsamling.dk/dvd/index.php?mediaid=631595073980&action=show. Retrieved 2009-07-28.