Cyborg She
A lonely Tokyo student finds his life transformed by a mysterious cyborg girl whose arrival turns birthday romance into a time-spanning science-fiction adventure.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- sentimental
- wistful
- date night
- romantic movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jiro's encounters with the cyborg girl recur across birthdays and are tied to a time machine and temporal intervention.
The central relationship joins a lonely human student with a girl whose cyborg identity shapes her behavior and purpose.
The cyborg girl saves Jiro and many others during an assassination attack and an earthquake becomes part of the relationship's life-changing stakes.
The film moves from awkward birthday comedy and platonic affection to robot action, time travel, and disaster melodrama.
Films like Cyborg She, and why
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
romantic science fiction built around time travel, devotion, and emotionally heightened genre invention
Be with You
Japanese romantic fantasy combining melancholy, playful humor, and a relationship shaped by temporal disruption
About Time
sentimental time-travel romance balancing comedy with questions of fate and enduring love
Movie Details
- Director
- Kwak Jae-yong
- Release Date
- 2008-05-31
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (152)
Cast
- Haruka Ayase
- Keisuke Koide
- Risa Ai
- Yoshikazu Ebisu
- Kenichi Endo
- Kenta Kiritani
- Masatô Ibu
- Fumiyo Kohinata
- Rio Matsumoto
- Rokuro Naya
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Fandango At Home, MovieMe
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cyborg She about?
- A lonely Tokyo student finds his life transformed by a mysterious cyborg girl whose arrival turns birthday romance into a time-spanning science-fiction adventure.
- What is Cyborg She like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cyborg She as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cyborg She violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Cyborg She as moderate.
- Which films are like Cyborg She?
- Films with a similar feel include The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Be with You, and About Time.
- How long is Cyborg She?
- Cyborg She runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cyborg She?
- In United States, Cyborg She streams on IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel.
