Yoshihiro Nishimura, who did the makeup and special effects on The Machine Girl, seeks to raise the gore level in Japanese films beyond Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Graveyard of Honor, Bodyguard Kiba).
Forget the Texas Chainsaw massacre. In the first few minutes of this gore-fest, there is not only a chainsaw decapitation, but a chainsaw in the mouth and a chainsaw battle between Ruka (Eihi Shiina) and an engineer. Blood flowed more freely than a water-main break.
The Tokyo police are privatized, just like the force in Robocop. They do not spare bullets when apprehending criminals, much like the 1928 LAPD in Changeling.
Ruka, who is into self-mutilation, chases engineers. While she chases them, they are killing prostitutes, removing their blood, cutting them up and putting them in a box. This is complete with cartoonish newscasts about the killings, and ads about seppuku and self-mutilation aids for teen girls.
The bar/whorehouse scene is indescribable. It has to be seen to be believed. The characters, the gore, the imaginative battle is just far beyond anything I have seen. One of the customers was a cap. He ended up becoming an engineer and attacks the local police station. That was also beyond my imagination.
Ruka continues her investigation into the engineers amidst all this madness and blood until she finds the answers she is looking for. Then she acts.
The ending was as garish and colorful as the entire film. It was over the top in all respects. This film is definitely reserved for gore hounds.
Forget the Texas Chainsaw massacre. In the first few minutes of this gore-fest, there is not only a chainsaw decapitation, but a chainsaw in the mouth and a chainsaw battle between Ruka (Eihi Shiina) and an engineer. Blood flowed more freely than a water-main break.
The Tokyo police are privatized, just like the force in Robocop. They do not spare bullets when apprehending criminals, much like the 1928 LAPD in Changeling.
Ruka, who is into self-mutilation, chases engineers. While she chases them, they are killing prostitutes, removing their blood, cutting them up and putting them in a box. This is complete with cartoonish newscasts about the killings, and ads about seppuku and self-mutilation aids for teen girls.
The bar/whorehouse scene is indescribable. It has to be seen to be believed. The characters, the gore, the imaginative battle is just far beyond anything I have seen. One of the customers was a cap. He ended up becoming an engineer and attacks the local police station. That was also beyond my imagination.
Ruka continues her investigation into the engineers amidst all this madness and blood until she finds the answers she is looking for. Then she acts.
The ending was as garish and colorful as the entire film. It was over the top in all respects. This film is definitely reserved for gore hounds.