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THE AKIHABARA TRILOGY: LEGEND OF THE DOLL (ADVANCE REVIEW) |
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Friday, 30 March 2007 |
 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | ASIA PULP CINEMA | | | ▪ | ASPECT RATIO: | | 4:3 FULL FRAME | | | ▪ | AUDIO: | | JAPANESE DD 2.0 W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES | | | ▪ | RUNNING TIME: | | 68 MIN | | | ▪ | RATING: | | NR (RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES) | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 04/10/2007 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 03/31/2007 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | SCOTT CAMPBELL |
There’s a whole host of movies and anime series that are currently coming out and having much to say of Akihabara. It’s the most famous shopping district in all of Japan for anime, video games, and tech stuff – so it can be a lot of fun to learn about the area and the culture it breeds. Legend of the Doll could only come out of the ideals and culture that comes from Akihabara and the people that dwell there. This film is about a normal man in his early 20s named Ryouta. He lines up for action figures, has strange friends, and enjoys watching anime and building models. One day out of chance, Ryouta achieves his lifelong dream when he finally completes his collection with a rare action figure at a shop in Tokyo’s famous Akihabara shopping district. He rushes home with the figure and quickly assembles it. To Ryouta’s surprise and total delight, his new action figure comes to life and isn’t wearing much clothing. Her name is Airu and she is now a real living girl – a girl with eyes only for her new “Master,” Ryouta. Surely you can take it from there =)
This film certainly does have a plot and story – it doesn’t skimp on having a bit of flow and meaning. But the story of course takes a back seat to Airu trying on various outfits including “Sexy Older Teacher,” “Young Impressionable Maid Café Girl,” “Gun Toting Police Woman,” and of course “School Girl in both Uniform and P.E. Outfit.” She also cooks for Ryouta, learns from TV, and listens to his every command. It’s one of those typical Japanese fantasies of a completely submissive woman of great beauty dropped on your doorstep. The big difference this time around is that it’s live-action, not anime. We’ve all seen plenty of animated shows like this, but this is the first one shot live-action film out there that deals with the same subject matter. If you can relate to Genshiken, watch anime documentaries, or find slightly obscure Japanese culture interesting, you just found the DVD with your name on it.
EXTRAS:
All three previews of the other released Akihabara trilogy titles and separate Asia Pulp Cinema previews.
IN SUMMARY:
A “fantasy piece” that relates to Japanese human fantasy and culture, that is certainly unique to North America – why not delve into the minds of young Japanese men and take a peek at what goes on?
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