Samurai Princess
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Director Kengo Kaji Initial DVD release November 17, 2009 Duration Language Japanese | 4.6/10 IMDb Genre Action, Horror Produced by Yoshihiro Nishimura Country Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15) Writer Sotaro Hayashi (screenplay), Kengo Kaji (story) Cast Mihiro , Aino Kishi , Dai Mizuno , Asuka Kataoka , Miki Hirase , Kentarô Shimazu Similar movies Terminator Genisys , The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 , Terminator Salvation , The Hunger Games: Catching Fire , Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , Terminator 2: Judgment Day Tagline A new samurai is born. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samurai Princess (サムライプリンセス 外道姫, Samurai purinsesu: Gedō hime) is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Kengo Kaji, described as ero guro action film. Special effects were produced by Yoshihiro Nishimura, who previously directed and created effects and makeup for Tokyo Gore Police, which Kengo Kaji wrote.
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Plot
Samurai Princess takes place sometime, somewhere in an alternate universe version of feudal Japan, where people live together with highly developed mechanical dolls called "Mechas". However, excessively developed mechanical dolls start causing harm to human society, leading to ghastly bloodshed happening all over the place. Under the circumstances, Kyoraku, a mad scientist, creates a female ninja mechanical doll. Equipped with eleven types of built-in weapons, the ninja doll is also infused with the souls of eleven of her fallen sisters. She uses their combined power to take down anyone who stands in her way. Virtually indestructible, the ninja is on a quest to save humanity.
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Release
On June 20, 2009 Samurai Princess appeared in the New York Asian Film Festival. The film was first released theatrically in Japan on July 25, 2009 and a Japanese DVD version of the film came out on October 23, 2009. A version of the DVD with English subtitles was released on November 17, 2009. A second and third sequel were announced as of the time of the time of the American DVD release.
References
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