Cutie Honey DVD

Cutie Honey (2004) AKA: Cutey Honey; Kyûtî Hanî
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	Director: Hideaki Anno

	Genre: Action/Adventure
	Sub-genre: Japan/Japanese

Synopsis: Adapted from a classic 70’s Japanese cartoon, the director for this film is the famed director of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Anno Kideaki, and the lead CUTIE HONEY is played by the sexy Sato Eriko! The comic began in 1973 about a girl with special powers that allows her to have the unusually strong fighting powers. Kisaragi Honey usually lives in a secluded boarding school, but when she is fighting crime, she does her switch moves, screams "HONEY FLASH!", and turns into the sexy and sweet CUTIE HONEY. CUTIE HONEY features some of the most advanced CGI technology to date, presented in the most seamless fashion. So begins the otaku reign of Eriko Sato as anime's most buxom babe-android crime fighter, CUTIE HONEY! In this live-action adaptation, Sato portrays Honey Kisaragi, mild mannered Tokyo office lady by day. But when evil is afoot, Honey loads up on musubis for that last jolt of energy, touches her fly choker and (in true Shazam! style), screams those magic words and transforms into Cutie Honey! Evil comes in the form of the fabulous, semi-cross-dressing "Panther Claw" Gang, who kidnaps Honey's eccentric scientist uncle. Sato was clearly hired for her "assets" that contribute to the full embodiment of her character, but she does bring a sense of innocence and comic timing that raises the film above the genre. Is it hentai? Hardly. But you do get a visually stunning action comedy that easily transfers the tropes of anime into the live-action realm, borrowing motifs from henshin heroes of yore. Oh yeah, and Cutie Honey's hot!

Cast: Eisuke Sakai, Eriko Sato, Hairi Katagiri, Jun Murakami, Mayumi Shintani, Mikako Ichikawa, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Sie Kohinata

Keywords: Adaptation, Comedy, Femme Fatale

Special Features: Anamorphic Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Making Of Featurette, More, Music Video, Television Spots, Trailer

Country: Japan
Language(s): Japanese
Subtitles(removable): English
Running Time: 93 minutes