Shyness Machine Girl
A timid schoolgirl transformed into a modified weapon wages flamboyant revenge against the gang that destroyed her life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- frantic
- irreverent
- cult movie night
- late night horror marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yoshie receives body modifications and trains to retaliate against the criminals who killed Ami and nearly killed her.
The cyborg heroine, Gatling-gun imagery, and extreme action premise point to heightened exploitation spectacle rather than realism.
Yoshie is explicitly a shy Japanese schoolgirl whose transformation drives the revenge plot.
Yoshie survives a near-fatal head injury before rebuilding herself for vengeance.
Films like Shyness Machine Girl, and why
The Machine Girl
shares Japanese splatter aesthetics, exaggerated violence, irreverent comedy, and a revenge-driven female protagonist
Tokyo Gore Police
shares cybernetic body modification, absurd action-horror, cult exploitation energy, and darkly comic revenge
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
shares gonzo Japanese horror-comedy, outrageous practical gore, and heightened genre spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Noboru Iguchi
- Release Date
- 2009-01-01
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Rating
- 4.5 / 10 (22)
Cast
- Noriko Kohara
- Yuya Ishikawa
- Demo Tanaka
- Kentaro Kishi
- Hiroaki Murakami
- Yukihide Benny
- Takatoshi Naoi
- Masahiro Aoki
- Minase Yashiro
- Asami
Common questions
- What is Shyness Machine Girl about?
- A timid schoolgirl transformed into a modified weapon wages flamboyant revenge against the gang that destroyed her life.
- What is Shyness Machine Girl like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Shyness Machine Girl as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Shyness Machine Girl violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Shyness Machine Girl as graphic.
- Which films are like Shyness Machine Girl?
- Films with a similar feel include The Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, and Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl.
- How long is Shyness Machine Girl?
- Shyness Machine Girl runs 22 minutes.
