High Kick Girl! (Japanese: ハイキック・ガール!, Hepburn: Hai kikku gāru!) is a 2009 Japanese martial arts film directed and co-written by Fuyuhiko Nishi and starring Rina Takeda.[1]

Plot

A brown belt girl who desperately wants to get a black belt and believes she can qualify for it by facing a group of black belt holders.

Cast

Reception

The Japan Times gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.[3] Nippon Cinema gave the film an average review.[4] The Hollywood Reporter and Variety gave the film a modest review also.[5][6]

DVD releases

First Look Studios (America)

  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (1:78:1) anamorphic
  • Sound: Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Supplements: "Making of High Kick Girl!" featurette, "Rina's Action Techniques" featurette, "Naka's Action Techniques" featurette
  • Region 1, NTSC

References

  1. ^ "PIFAN 09 REVIEW: HIGH KICK GIRL". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  2. ^ "Hisae Watanabe Confirms Plans For April Return". MMARising.com. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  3. ^ "Kicking out hard, but ultimately collapsing". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  4. ^ "Review: High Kick Girl!". Nippon Cinema. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  5. ^ Lee, Maggie (2009-03-24). "High Kick Girl!". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  6. ^ Elley, Derek (2009-07-29). "High Kick Girl!". Variety. Retrieved 2011-02-26.


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