It has been said that James Joyce's Ulysses gives such an accurate, in depth description of Dublin, that if the city were to be wiped off the face of the planet, it could be reconstructed down to the very cracks in the sidewalk by reading the book.
Similarly, Noboru Iguchi's Robogeisha would allow every Japanese sci-fi, martial art, ninja, monster, geisha epic to be recreated should some freak Godzilla attack leave the country movie-less.
Robogeisha is a cinematic non-sequitur. While there is a sinister plot driving the movie forward, it drags and loses momentum frequently, caught between absurd fight scenes. A shame because it's actually quite interesting and somehow delves into topics of slavery and human trafficking. But before you get excited about the depth of the plot, don't forget that Robogeisha is an unabashed, over the top action flick that doesn't take itself seriously. The humor in the dialog, whether intentional or a byproduct of bad translation, is fantastic and the action scenes serve as ends to let computer animated blood splatter. From sword fighting to robot fighting to building fighting to deep fried fighting to handicap fighting, there's plenty of fighting to behold. It's completely ridiculous but somehow strangely enjoyable.
This isn't a good movie, but it's not bad either. Watch it with some friends and have fun. Robogeisha is unique even if it is just a lot of drivel.
Total Braincells Lost: 5 million out of 10 million
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