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{{nihongo|'''''Shaolin Girl'''''|少林少女|shōrin shōjo}} is a 2008 Japanese [[Sports film|sports]] [[action comedy]] film inspired by the [[Stephen Chow]]'s film ''[[Shaolin Soccer]](2001) |
{{nihongo|'''''Shaolin Girl'''''|少林少女|shōrin shōjo}} is a 2008 Japanese [[Sports film|sports]] [[action comedy]] film inspired by the [[Stephen Chow]]'s film ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]'' (2001). 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> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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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 | |
This film received lukewarm reviews.<ref>{{cite news|title= Blow the whistle on this kung-fu sports flick |work= [[The 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 |publisher= [[Twitch Film]]|date=|url= http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2008/05/shaolin-girl-review.php|accessdate=2011-02-26}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 09:35, 2 June 2019
Shaolin Girl | |
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Directed by | Katsuyuki Motohiro |
Written by | Rika Sogo Masashi Sogo |
Produced by | Chikahiro Ando Chihiro Kameyama Yoshiaki Nakajima Fuyuhiko Nishi Hirotsugu Usui Stephen Chow |
Starring | Kou Shibasaki Toru Nakamura Kitty Zhang Yuqi Tin Kai Man Lam Chi Chung Takashi Okamura Yosuke Eguchi Miyuu Sawai |
Music by | Yugo Kanno |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese/Cantonese/Mandarin |
Box office | JP$1.51 billion |
Shaolin Girl (少林少女, shōrin shōjo) is a 2008 Japanese sports action comedy film inspired by the Stephen Chow's film Shaolin Soccer (2001). 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.[1]
Plot
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
- Ko Shibasaki as Rin
- Toru Nakamura
- Kitty Zhang Yuqi
- Tin Kai Man
- Lam Chi Chung
- Takashi Okamura
- Yosuke Eguchi
- Naoko Watanabe
- Miyuu Sawai
- Masanori Ishii as Electronics Store Owner
Reception
This film received lukewarm reviews.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Zh icon "Stephen Chow Consults for 'Shaolin Girl' in Japan"
- ^ "Blow the whistle on this kung-fu sports flick". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ "SHAOLIN GIRL REVIEW". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
External links
- Shaolin Girl at IMDb
- 2008 films
- Japanese films
- 2000s comedy films
- 2000s sports comedy films
- Martial arts films
- Martial arts comedy films
- Films directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro
- Women's lacrosse
- Japanese sports films
- Japanese martial arts films
- 2000s martial arts films
- Japanese comedy films
- 2000s Japanese film stubs
- Martial arts film stubs