Sukeban Deka: Kôdo nêmu = Asamiya Saki

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0781084/
a.k.a. Yo yo girl cop.
K has been taken and chained up in a cell, she awakes and gets to know that she is being transported from the us to Japan. By who and why?
Has that something to do with a girl being blown up in the middle of the street in Japan?














K gets the name Asamiya Saki (Matsuura Aya) and she got to find out why young people are blowing themself up.
Those behind all this will attack her with swords, machine guns, kick her and throw punches at her - even knock her out and tie her up, Saki on the other hand - as the english title say - only have a yo yo to protect herself.

The absolutely phenomenal wonderful super kawaii Matsuura Aya is really impressive in her role. After listening to her songs and watching her comercials I actually never tought she could be this cool. Am I glad I was wrong.


Just watch her video Momoiro Kataomoi and then you be surprised that Aya actually kicks such major ass as she does in Sukeban Deka: Kôdo nêmu = Asamiya Saki.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye0_7ogWawI













Matsuura Aya as Asamiya Saki













Sukeban deka has a lot to live up to, not that I´ve seen the series or the original movie, nor the anime or read the manga (how is that even possible?) but have heard nothing but good things about the whole “ franchise “ so to speak. It might be wrong, but if you know japanese series (series of movies that is) this is how I have understod it; Sukeban deka is the second greatest thing after Gojira (Godzilla for the western part of the world) when it comes to Japanese series of movies/television in the action genre.

So by that, the director Kenta Fukasaku (Yes the same Kenta Fukasaku Who wrote the screenplay for Batoru rowaiaru a.k.a. Battle royal), he could only have failed by doing this - if we can be mean for a moment..
I think however, for the type of movie it is, it works really good, I enjoyed it, not only becouse what is showed in the stills, or the fact that I adore Matsuura Aya - or as she is called Ayaya - this is a good entertaining fun action flick that sometimes is needed to be seen if you somehow wanna mentain sain (hench, all the violent movies I tend to watch)

The movie is actually one of my top 10 movies of the past decade - take note that list was made before I saw movies such as The girl next door, to name a few.
However, Sekuban deka is a funny action movie, sure Saki gets a lot of beating, but it´s not so violent, infact it was rated PG12 in Japan.

So, if you wondering why you should see this and why it´s even reviewed here, some spoilers here and in the stills; girls being chained up, ductaped, knocked out cold and an impressive cute cast; Matsuura Aya, Rika Ishikawa, Erika Miyoshi, Yui Okada and yes, Yuki Saitô is still beautiful.

If you like japanese action movies that are not so violent, alltough as stated above - Saki gets attacked by swords, machine guns etc, Sukeban deka is more like a chick action movie, but still so enjoyable to watch.

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I had a good time.
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Who gave you this and who gave you the bomb?
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Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1inn_3UsNX4


Trivia.
Sukeban Deka: Kôdo nêmu= Asamiya Saki translated directly means Boss girl detective:code name = Asamiya Saki.

More on the manga
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3765

More on the older Sekuban deka series
http://www.idollica.com/sukebanintro/SukebanDekaIntro.html

A classic scene from the older serie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv5L_-X2Itg


Matsuura Aya is a well known japanese singer and this is her first role in a full lenght film.
http://ayaya.free.fr/Galerie-Photos-Officielles.htm

Takahiko Hasegawa, more known as Taka, 2 time yo yo world champion (2002,2005) worked on the set as the yo yo instructor for Matsuura and the other cast.
Taka actually started his yo yo career becouse of the original Sekuban deka.
Takas official site.
http://www.geocities.jp/yoyo_tomonokai/

When Hiroyuki Nagano (Kurayami Shirei as his characters name is) says it´s been 20 years since I heard that name (Asamiya Saki), it is becouse he played in the tv show of Sukeban deka.

Yuki Saitô, who plays Sakis mother was infact the first yo yo girl. The show lasted 25 episodes 25minutes each episode. Sukeban deka or High School Superheroine as the international title was. The series became so succesfull that a full lenght movie was made in 1987.
In between (1985-86), a anime serie was made that lasted for 42 episodes - 25 minutes per episode.


Matsuura Aya and Yuki Saitô