Member Takuma Posted March 23, 2014 Member Share Posted March 23, 2014 A new school girl martial arts film by Fuyuhiko Nishi (High Kick Girl) to make the Western world feel uncomfortable in their pants. No trailer yet, but some training videos on YouTube: Mayu Kawamoto UsPfjx-d08w Kaede Aono: http://youtu.be/LYhv3LXuOMo Kanon Miyahara: http://youtu.be/xsG6rIbyjRM Twitter: https://twitter.com/highkick_angels Director's blog: http://blog.livedoor.jp/nishifuyuhiko/ Kawamoto's stuff looks great... that's actually something that resembles fighting. The other girls sure are agile, but it remains to be seen if they can do more than kick hats off people's heads. The film should be somewhat completed as Norman England tweeted he's currently working on the subtitles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted April 2, 2014 Author Member Share Posted April 2, 2014 Action promo: JF8SVwUgdhY JP release date: June 14th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted April 5, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2014 Count me in for this one! Sure there's a few instances of "I'm waiting for you to kick me" in the trailer, but not enough to detract from what looks like could be a fun flick. Let's hope this movie doesn't kick off another Japanese school girls kicking in school uniform conversation like a certain other movie did a few years ago.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator thekfc Posted April 9, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2014 On my list of stuff to see/get when it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted April 9, 2014 Member Share Posted April 9, 2014 that actually looked really decent! ill be checking this one out. lets just hope it can maintain that kinda action for a full 90 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted April 9, 2014 Member Share Posted April 9, 2014 I enjoyed the first 2 movies in this High Kick series, but once again some of the fights look to staged and others the fights movie like a fast river. Its a shame because the Girls have some awesome potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted June 17, 2014 Author Member Share Posted June 17, 2014 ok, let me summarize this film in two words: Incredibly. Embarrassing. The Story: a bunch on high school girls are filming their own martial arts movie in an empty school building. Then a group of bad guys appear, looking for money hidden in the building, and not quite expecting the corridors to be filled with karate-skilled school girls. The girls decide to fight their way out and film it. The Good: Mayu Kawamoto! Remember that name. This 20 year old Kyokushin karate black belt (the world’s toughest karate variation, and Sonny Chiba’s primary art) is great. It was her promo videos prior to the film that were the most impressive, and she does the same in the film. Her fights are real action goodness: attacks, blocks, counter-moves, dodges, fast moving; in other words, intelligent, interactive and exiting fighting! It’s a shame she’s not the main character, but a supporting one. The Bad: Everything else. The story is dull beyond belief. The music is horrible. The directing and almost all of the acting is incredibly childish and over-done, especially by the adult villains. It’s hard to say who is more irritating: the girls imitating Bruce Lee’s battle cries (+ borrowing looks and lines from Hiroko Yakushimaru and Meiko Kaji) or the adults (Chisato Morishita, Shingo Koyasu) sporting the corniest possible villain looks. Kanon Miyahara and Kaede Aono are the top billed school girls, and while both surely have some ability, most of their action looks way too much like a kicking demonstrations: the bad guys wait in line to be kicked or hit, and never even try to block. Verdict: As wonderful as Mayu Kawamoto is, it’s hard to recommend the entire 90 minute film just for her. High Kick Angels has none of the slick (and partly unintentional) amusement of K.G, and it’s not even on par with High Kick Girl. It might work as a children’s movie, but that’s it. Wait for DVD and fast forward to Kawamoto’s scenes. For another opinion, here's a review by a writer with whom I disagree with almost always: http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/high-kick-angels Note: The film is not directed by Nishi. I don't know why I thought so before. The director is Kazuhiro Yokoyama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted August 25, 2014 Author Member Share Posted August 25, 2014 In case someone wants to torture himself by watching this film, the Japanese BD and DVD are coming November 5, 2014 Don't expect subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted August 27, 2014 Member Share Posted August 27, 2014 Was this movie better than high kick angels or Kg? I actually surprisingly liked those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted August 27, 2014 Author Member Share Posted August 27, 2014 Was this movie better than high kick angels or Kg? I actually surprisingly liked those High Kick Girl - 2.5/5 K.G. - 3.5/5 High Kick Angels - 1.5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member IgaNinja Posted January 2, 2015 Member Share Posted January 2, 2015 I somewhat have a guilty pleasure of the HK series, dumb fun with some quite impressive fight work, but I still am having abit of trouble tracking this one down. I really want to see it, I enjoyed the youtube clips they released. Good to give these girls a shoe in for future MA films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted January 2, 2015 Member Share Posted January 2, 2015 I somewhat have a guilty pleasure of the HK series, dumb fun with some quite impressive fight work, but I still am having abit of trouble tracking this one down. I really want to see it, I enjoyed the youtube clips they released. Good to give these girls a shoe in for future MA films. I found a copy on ebay with no English subs, but the price is out of this world. Blu Ray was 124$ and dvd was 76$ noooooooo thank you. I'll wait a year and catch it on the cheap like I did KG and high kick girl 4.99$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted January 2, 2015 Author Member Share Posted January 2, 2015 I found a copy on ebay with no English subs, but the price is out of this world. Blu Ray was 124$ and dvd was 76$ noooooooo thank you. Wow, someone's trying to get rich by selling the Japanese releases for more than twice their original price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted January 4, 2015 Member Share Posted January 4, 2015 I found a copy on ebay with no English subs, but the price is out of this world. Blu Ray was 124$ and dvd was 76$ noooooooo thank you. I'll wait a year and catch it on the cheap like I did KG and high kick girl 4.99$ Yeah when YesAsia has the DVD for $36.75 and the Blu-Ray for $65.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bigrogie Posted January 4, 2015 Member Share Posted January 4, 2015 It's already on ADC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted January 25, 2015 Member Share Posted January 25, 2015 It's already on ADC. What's ADC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted July 6, 2022 Member Share Posted July 6, 2022 I actually enjoyed this more than @Takuma did. I thought its heart was in the right place, even if the girls were a bit shrill at times. Nothing great, but a fun time for the family. Full review below: https://abeautifulfilm.blogspot.com/2022/07/high-kick-angels-2015.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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