You will recall that back in December word had gotten out that Japanese director Mamoru Oshii and one of the stars from his short film Assault Girl 2, Rinko Kikuchi, announced that they would be pleased as punch if they could make a feature length film based on characters from that short.
The live-action Assault Girls feature film by director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, The Sky Crawlers, Patlabor) has been green-lit for a December 19 opening. This film will be Oshii's first live-action feature film since 2001's Avalon. The science-fiction story is set on a desert battlefield after giant monsters named "Suna Kujira" (literally, sand whales) devastated the land. Three beautiful female hunters — all of whom wield assault rifles and other powerful weapons — engage in battle with the monsters, including the biggest of them all, the Madara Suna Kujira (spotted sand whale). Meisa Kuroki (Vexille - 2077 Isolation of Japan, Crows Zero)、Rinko Kikuchi (The Sky Crawlers, Babel), and Hinako Saeki (Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden, Rasen) play the three hunters. The production staff promises to combine high-quality visuals, visual effects, and battle sequences. AnimeNewsNetwork
Since Assault Girls 2 was merely a melee Oshii could create whatever universe and story he wanted and it sounds like he has opted for one tinged the color of Frank Herbert. December 19th is not that long off but if anyone can do it, Oshii can. Will it be as deep and philosophical as Avalon? I'm hedging on no. Should still be something to keep our eyes out for.
Love that image!
Sorry. I didn't read anything after "Three girls with guns."
Let me think.
Ok, no. I can´t think of anything cooler right now.
Opening in December? I hope thats enough time. Wouldn't want this to feel rushed. Japanese films usually have a quick production cycle, though.
I hope it's not like Avalon. That movie is a bore with a mess of a script.
Kuroki Meisa you say ? I'm in !
Every time I read a synopsys of something new Mamoru Oshii does, it sounds like it will be the coolest and most entertaining thing ever. And in the end, he always manages to turn it into his own brand of intellectual melancholy.
Anyway.
A new Oshii project, and for now it looks like fun. I'm stoked!
shes hot.
Meisa Kuroki is drop dead gorgeous...if she's kicking ass COUNT ME IN!!