Meet the ‘High Kick Girl’

By Albert Valentin | Published January 12, 2009

With the recent success of Thailand’s CHOCOLATE and news revolving around Hong Kong’s upcoming film COWEB, Japan has made a welcome return to the female-lead martial arts film with their upcoming release HIGH KICK GIRL.

Seventeen-year old karate champion Rina Takeda is playing the titular character, a young high schooler who trains in karate and has to face a special group of martial arts fighters wih the help of her sensei (master). From the poster, it looks as if Takeda will be wearing her school uniform for the film’s fight sequences.

The film is directed by karate champion turned actor/producer Fuyuhiko Nishi, whose previous work includes the acclaimed karate drama KURA-OBI as well as appearing in the Hollywood B-movie HONOR, alongside Russell Wong, Jason Barry, Roddy Piper, Rorion and Rener Gracie, and Remy Bojansky to name a few. Nishi was also a producer of SHAOLIN GIRL, a Japanese-made spin-off to Stephen Chow’s 2001 smash hit SHAOLIN SOCCER. Nishi is also in charge of the film’s action sequences.

HIGH KICK GIRL is scheduled to come out in Japan in the summer of 2009.

Teaser Trailer:

Official HIGH KICK GIRL Blog:
http://highkickg.exblog.jp/ (in Japanese)

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  • harrylee
    Rena is amazing, she's a real karate champion and she's cute on TV shows too
    http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/high-kick-girl-...
  • Daniel Astbury
    What is wrong with you two? Just because it is a girl in a uniform does not mean it is sexual!!! lol I mean that is just typical of you both to jump to that conclusion... I know why you did, because your minds have been conditioned through predictive programming methods used on you without you even knowing through the use of MEDIA, TV etc. Hmm I wonder what springs in your mind when you hear or read the words "Conspiracy Theory" ? All I see is a damn good film that is about a school girl martial artist, who gets involved with a dangerous gang and has to fight to survive... you're the ones who are attaching sex to it, so you should be questioning yourselves. It is an action movie, and it isn't disrespecting anything! If you are worried about watching it because you might get a sexual feeling, then don't watch it and go seek help for your distorted minds.
  • gunswordfist
    Ewww..I'll have to pass on seeing a 17 year old little girl do high kicks in a skirt.
  • The Watcher
    Japanese all have to sexy up martial art! No respect for the art's i guess
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