High Kick Girl!

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

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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

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic
Sound: Japanese, English
Subtitles: English
Supplements: "Making of High Kick Girl!" featurette, "Rina's Action Techniques" featurette, "Naka's Action Techniques" featurette
Region 1, NTSC