What is it with the Japanese obsession with 80’s cult film Robocop? This is the second ode to Paul Verhoeven’s hyper-violent masterpiece that I have seen a talented Japanese director turn out in the last 10 years; the first being Miike’s Full Metal Yakuza. RoboGeisha, like Robocop is an over the top, intensely violent, visual tour-de-force on bizarre overdrive.
This is actually my third time seeing RoboGeisha and the first time seeing it with English subtitles, which says volumes about this film visually.  RoboGeisha is essentially the story of a geisha who unknowingly joins an evil organization, willingly becomes a cyborg; and once she realizes the organization is evil, puts forth an effort to stop said organization with her new cyborg body. All while still keeping her dream of being a beautiful geisha, and entertaining the men of Japan, alive!
The film became an internet phenomenon with a trailer that was so over the top, one wonders if it could at all live up to said expectations, and in a rare case it actually does. While the plot may not win the film an Oscar, you’re not watching a film like RoboGeisha for the plot, you’re watching it for promised over the top violence, insanity and stunningly mind-numbing visuals; and its delivered in spades. What would you expect from the director of such other Japanese B-movie classics as Mutant Girls Squad and Machine Girl?
More and the Trailer after the jump!

If you have seen any of the above films you know what you’re in for, the film is low budget but makes up for it with the audaciousness of its gags it employs to tell a truly insane story. From Geisha Chainsaw, Ass Swords and face melting Demonic Breast Milk if you’re not shaking your head in utter disbelief or bemusement something is indeed wrong with you. But unlike the aforementioned films, RoboGeisha is surprisingly the most mainstream and accessible offering from this director to land on our shores yet.  While the blood and violence is there, it is not super gratuitous and veers more on the humorous than the grotesque.
I thoroughly enjoyed RoboGeisha, both for it’s super colorful over the top anime-like visual style, and the absurdity it employs to take the action to whole new level. It’s definitely a film I think will play much better in a group setting than alone in your living room. If Dogtooth is my first pick for Danger After Dark RoboGeisha has to be a close second, and will that I gladly bestow another 5 star rating on a Danger After Dark title. I really do love these films and hope you take the time to check out RoboGeisha. You won’t be sorry.