• Aug 24
• Japan goes film noir with ELECTRONIC GIRL
• Posted by Deljhp - 24/08/09 at 01:08 PM

They brought us ‘Cyborg Girl’ now from Japan comes Electronic Girl. Repped through local movie house Ohara Bros (better known for bringing us such lunatic splatter fests as ‘Geisha Vs Ninja’ and ‘Samurai Princess) Electronic Girl is the brainchild of writer director Keita Matsuda who has blended live action film with digital green screen FX and cell animation. Watching the trailer we couldnt help but make a comparison stylistically to Christian Volckman’s superb Noir thriller Renaissance, no bad thing if this latest creation comes to anywhere near as good as that. Electronic Girl stars Maya Koizumi and Go Ayano in the leading roles, and opens in Japan September 12th. Plot wise we’ve trawled the net and think we’ve come up with a relatively accurate summary….

Story: 2055, the world lies devastated. Humans survive in a divided society between the poor in the outside world living in poverty, and the privileged living inside a giant protective dome. In order to supplement the needs of a decimated population, robots are used heavily to support the workforce. The elite class demand a more aesthetically pleasing and easily integrated artificially life form to work amongst them, so Nana the most sophisticated humanoid android ever is created. Developing intelligence and emotions for faster than the scientists ever anticipated, Nana escapes from the laboratory and goes on the run from “The Institute” who created her. They want her her back at any cost.

Electronic Girl official site