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High Kick Girl!

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Wikipedia article




is a 2009 Japanese martial arts film directed and co-written by Fuyuhiko Nishi and starring Rina Takeda.

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



* Rina Takeda as Kei Tsuchiya

* Tatsuya Naka as Yoshiaki Matsumura

* Hisae Watanabe as Shurei

* Yuka Kobayashi

* Akihito Yagi as Kuuken

* Ryuki Takahashi as Ryousuke Nakama

* Sayaka Akimoto as Rika

Reception



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

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




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