Cyborg She

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One day, a beautiful cyborg girl appears in front of a dull university student. Even though the cyborg starts to like him, she can’t truly feel emotions, so the boy has no choice but to say goodbye. Missing her, he continues his lonely existence. One day, a disastrous earthquake hits Tokyo and the cyborg girl saves his life. In that moment, she starts to have feelings like a real human being.

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  1. "Cyborg She" is the final installment in Jae-young Kwak's "Sassy Girl Trilogy".
  2. Haruka Ayase learned karate for her role as Cyborg Girl.
  3. The film was shot in Kobe, Japan.
  4. Related Titles:
    1. My Sassy Girl (2001)
    2. Windstruck (2004)
    3. Cyborg She (2008)
    4. My Sassy Girl (TBS / 2008)

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  • RamenLover Says:
    Oct 19 2008 6:48 pm

    "Cyborg She" aka "Cyborg Girl" makes a fitting final installment in Jae-young Kwak's "Sassy Girl" trilogy. Although these films don't share a common story line (sans the last portion of "Windstruck" connecting to "My Sassy") there are common elements in each of these films. There's the basic "Romantic-Comedy" factor between a passive guy and tom boy'ish girl as the basic framework for each of the three films. Then a random mixture of drama, tragedy, and interweaving of different time settings all come into play.
    While "My Sasy Girl" was a slam-dunk hit throughout Asia, "Windstruck" met a far more mixed reaction. "Windstruck" pretty much bombed at the korean box-office while doing extremely well in Japan. Thus, Kwak's third installment is made in Japan with an entire Japanese cast (and the Japanese funding needed to produce such an ambitious film). "Cyborg She" shares more with "Windstruck" then "My Sassy Girl" in style and theme, making it a fitting final piece of a trilogy setting.
    The story works well, especially in the first third and final third portions. In the beginning we're treated to Haruka Ayase's cyborg character meeting the otaku'ish Jiro (played by Keisuke Koide). This set-up allows for a lot of cute moments between the robot without feelings and the boy that has feelings for the robot. The middle portion of the film then falls into a rut. Several episodic moments felt unnecessary or even straight up boring. The trip back to Jiro's hometown nearly put me to sleep and the hostage situation felt like it was thrown in just to satisfy a final running time quota. Fortunately the final third of the film picks up the slack noticeably and installs genuinely touching moments between the cyborg girl and Jiro. Of course this being a Jae-yonug Kwak film expect some surprising twists towards the end of the film.
    Fans of "My Sassy Girl" and "Windstruck" should really check out "Cyborg She" they will likely love the movie. Personally, I thought "My Sassy Girl" was overhyped and "Windstruck" was plain bad (except the first 5 minutes of the film), but I still found myself enjoying "Cyborg Girl". Although Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide felt generic at times, they were able to bring enough life into their characters to make it less of an issue. Feel good movie that can make more sentimental folks teary eyed. 6/10

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