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{{short description|2008 Japanese sports action comedy film by Katsuyuki Motohiro}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Shaolin Girl
| name = Shaolin Girl
| image = Shaolin Girl poster.jpg
| image = Shaolin Girl poster.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| director = Katsuyuki Motohiro
| director = [[Katsuyuki Motohiro]]
| producer = Chikahiro Ando <br> Chihiro Kameyama <br> Yoshiaki Nakajima <br> Fuyuhiko Nishi <br> Hirotsugu Usui <br> [[Stephen Chow]]
| producer = Chikahiro Andō<br>Chihiro Kameyama<br>Yoshiaki Nakajima<br>Fuyuhiko Nishi<br>Hirotsugu Usui<br>[[Stephen Chow]]
| writer = Rika Sogo <br> Masashi Sogo
| writer = [[Rika Nakase|Rika Sogo]]<br>Masashi Sogo
| starring = [[Kou Shibasaki]] <br> [[Toru Nakamura (actor)|Toru Nakamura]] <br> [[Kitty Zhang Yuqi]] <br> Tin Kai Man <br> [[Lam Chi Chung]] <br> [[Takashi Okamura (comedian)|Takashi Okamura]] <br> [[Yosuke Eguchi]] <br> [[Miyuu Sawai]]
| starring = [[Ko Shibasaki]]<br>[[Tōru Nakamura (actor)|Tōru Nakamura]]<br>[[Zhang Yuqi]]<br>[[Tin Kai-man]]<br>[[Lam Chi-chung]]<br>[[Ninety-nine (owarai)#Takashi Okamura|Takashi Okamura]]<br>[[Yōsuke Eguchi]]<br>[[Miyuu Sawai]]
| music = [[Yugo Kanno]]
| music = [[Yugo Kanno]]
| cinematography =
| cinematography = Akira Sakō
| editing =
| editing = Takuya Taguchi
| studio =
| studio = [[Robot Communications]]
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| distributor = [[Toho]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|04|26|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|2008|04|26|df=y}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = Japan
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese/Cantonese/Mandarin
| language = Japanese<br>Mandarin<br>Cantonese
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = {{flagicon|JPN}} JP¥1.51 billion
| gross = $15,000,804<ref>http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fGODFATHERSANDSON01</ref>
}}
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Shaolin Girl'''''|少林少女|shōrin shōjo}} is a 2008 Japanese film inspired by the 2001 Hong Kong film ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]''. Unlike the original film, the movie focuses on women's [[lacrosse]]. It starred Japanese actress [[Kou Shibasaki]] and Hong Kong actors [[Lam Chi Chung]] and Tin Kai Man return from the original film. The film was released in Japan on April 26, 2008. [[Stephen Chow]], director and star in ''Shaolin Soccer'', was the producer, but is not credited as writer or director.<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://en1.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2007/04/07/60@213606.htm Stephen Chow Consults for "Shaolin Girl" in Japan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
{{nihongo|'''''Shaolin Girl'''''|少林少女|Shōrin shōjo}} is a 2008 Japanese [[Sports film|sports]] [[Action comedy film|action comedy]] film inspired by [[Stephen Chow]]'s film ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]'' (2001). Unlike the original film, the film focuses on women's [[lacrosse]]. It starred Japanese actress [[Ko Shibasaki]] and Hong Kong actors [[Lam Chi Chung]] and [[Tin Kai Man]] return from the original film. The film was released in Japan on April 26, 2008. [[Stephen Chow]], director and star in ''Shaolin Soccer'', was the producer, but is not credited as writer or director.<ref>{{in lang|zh}} [http://en1.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2007/04/07/60@213606.htm "Stephen Chow Consults for 'Shaolin Girl' in Japan"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Kō Shibasaki]]
* [[Ko Shibasaki]] as Rin
* [[Toru Nakamura (actor)|Toru Nakamura]]
* [[Toru Nakamura (actor)|Toru Nakamura]]
* [[Kitty Zhang Yuqi]]
* [[Kitty Zhang Yuqi]]
* Tin Kai Man
* [[Tin Kai Man]]
* [[Lam Chi Chung]]
* [[Lam Chi Chung]]
* [[Takashi Okamura (comedian)|Takashi Okamura]]
* [[Takashi Okamura (comedian)|Takashi Okamura]]
* [[Yosuke Eguchi]]
* [[Yōsuke Eguchi]]
* [[Naoko Watanabe (actress)|Naoko Watanabe]]
* [[Naoko Watanabe (actress)|Naoko Watanabe]]
* [[Miyuu Sawai]]
* [[Miyuu Sawai]]
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==Reception==
==Reception==
This film received lukewarm reviews.<ref>{{cite news|title= Blow the whistle on this kung-fu sports flick |work= [[Japan Times]]|date=|url= http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080418a3.html|accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= SHAOLIN GIRL REVIEW |work= [[Twitch Film]]|date=|url= http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2008/05/shaolin-girl-review.php|accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref>
This film received lukewarm reviews.<ref>{{cite news|title= Blow the whistle on this kung-fu sports flick |work= [[The Japan Times]]|url= http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080418a3.html|accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= SHAOLIN GIRL REVIEW |publisher= [[Twitch Film]]|url= http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2008/05/shaolin-girl-review.php|accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{Katsuyuki Motohiro}}
{{Katsuyuki Motohiro}}
{{Stephen Chow}}


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[[Category:Films scored by Yugo Kanno]]




Latest revision as of 18:43, 20 July 2024

Shaolin Girl
Directed byKatsuyuki Motohiro
Written byRika Sogo
Masashi Sogo
Produced byChikahiro Andō
Chihiro Kameyama
Yoshiaki Nakajima
Fuyuhiko Nishi
Hirotsugu Usui
Stephen Chow
StarringKo Shibasaki
Tōru Nakamura
Zhang Yuqi
Tin Kai-man
Lam Chi-chung
Takashi Okamura
Yōsuke Eguchi
Miyuu Sawai
CinematographyAkira Sakō
Edited byTakuya Taguchi
Music byYugo Kanno
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 26 April 2008 (2008-04-26)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguagesJapanese
Mandarin
Cantonese
Box officeJapan JP¥1.51 billion

Shaolin Girl (少林少女, Shōrin shōjo) is a 2008 Japanese sports action comedy film inspired by Stephen Chow's film Shaolin Soccer (2001). Unlike the original film, the film focuses on women's lacrosse. It starred Japanese actress Ko Shibasaki and Hong Kong actors Lam Chi Chung and Tin Kai Man return from the original film. The film was released in Japan on April 26, 2008. Stephen Chow, director and star in Shaolin Soccer, was the producer, but is not credited as writer or director.[1]

Plot

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The film focuses on young Rin Sakurazawa, who, after having trained at the Shaolin Temple for 3000 days, returns to Japan to find her former dojo abandoned, and her former Shaolin master a cook at a local restaurant. Soon she is introduced to the fictional Seikan International University's Lacrosse Team. Meanwhile, the president of Seikan University, Yuichiro Oba, seems to be following a sinister objective.

Cast

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Reception

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This film received lukewarm reviews.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Chinese) "Stephen Chow Consults for 'Shaolin Girl' in Japan"
  2. ^ "Blow the whistle on this kung-fu sports flick". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  3. ^ "SHAOLIN GIRL REVIEW". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
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