If you came of age in Japan in the 80s, you'll remember a popular manga series called Sukeban Deka. What's not to remember about a hot delinquent bad-ass teenager who infiltrates high schools to solve crime? Boys loved her short skirts and girls loved that she was stronger and smarter than anyone around. The protagonist, Saki Asamiya, doesn't carry a gun or a samurai sword or anything, just a yo-yo and a whole lot of attitude.
Anyway, Magnolia Pictures picked up the latest movie version for US release, and it comes out today in at the Opera Plaza Theaters in SF under the title Yo-Yo Girl Cop. Aya Matsuura, cute pop singer, plays the part of Saki, who is sent on an undercover assignment to a Japanese high school after being detained at an Immigration holding center in the US for overstaying her visa. Her mission? To find out who's behind the Web site Enola Gay, which is linked to a teenager who exploded in the middle of Shibuya's Scramble Crossing.
Yo-Yo Girl Cop features hot girls in school uniforms and leather beating each other up, otakus with bomb, mysterious Web sites, bombs, bullies, and deadly yo-yos. If you love campy fights scenes and Japanese girls, you'll love it.
More screen shots after the jump.
I loved this. It was a good movie. Unfortunately the originals are really available with sub-titles. The only one I saw was the one released before this when they all got together to fight. It was under "anime" at Netflix. LOL
Posted by: Jenanime | July 13, 2007 at 01:22 PM