Thursday 14 July 2011

Chanbara Striptease (3½ Stars)


Lasting only 65 minutes, this is officially a short film. That's not too long. It's a curious film that is obviously aiming for some sort of erotic sensationalism, but doesn't have a strong plot or good actors to back it up.

On her 20th birthday a Japanese girl called Lila is initiated into Sayama Hashinryu, a fighting style which involves unleashing magical forces by baring her breasts before combat. During the initiation she is propelled 300 years into the past and meets the woman who first invented Sayama Hashinryu. Since this woman is evil and is killing innocent villagers Lila decides to fight her, even though killing her will change the future and prevent the fighting style ever being invented.

An interesting film, trashy but somehow enjoyable. Or maybe it's just because of the bare breasts.

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