I don’t have a lot of experience watching tokusatsu, although I am familiar with certain titles. So I think I’m pretty clear when I use examples like sexy anime heroine Cutie Honey and the 2012 raunchy talking bear comedy, Ted, to describe what I just saw in the new trailer for Nuigulumar Z: Gothic Lolita Battle Bear, only no bears here committing debauchery, so I get that.
Cult filmmaker
Noboru Iguchi is back in the director’s chair is back in the director’s seat, and I can honestly say that after watching the locked and loaded bloody revenge film,
The Machine Girl, I was purely entertained, and I hope to get to see this one upon its release on
January 25, 2014. The film itself is
based on a novel titled “Hōsei Ningen Nuigurumā” written by
Kenji Ohtsuki, author and lead singer of Tokusatsu rock band, Kinniku Shoujo Tai.
Accordingly, the novel was also inspired by one of the band’s songs titled, “Tatakae! Nuigulumar”.
Actress, Japanese idol and otaku personality
Shoko Nakagawa plays the role of Yumeko Ayukawa, a.k.a. Dameko, a lolita fashion-clad girl named with the ability to merge with her talking pink teddy bear, Buusuke, to transform into sexy, kickass superheroine, “Nuigulumar” in order to take on an army of zombies controlled by an evil villain named Takeshi. Joining Nakagawa is the
High Kick Girl herself,
Rina Takeda, who will take on the role of Kill Billy, Takeshi’s psychic-powered underling.
Takeda will also be doubling as Nakagawa’s suit actress for the role Nuigulumar.
Not much else is known about the rest of the cast and crew, but I was eager to share this anyway after seeing this trailer on Cinematoday’s Youtube portal through
Jefusion.
The trailer looks amazing, and as always, I have an affinity for Japanese action cinema in all its forms. And I will continue to follow this as much as possible, so stay tuned for casting updates when they come.
Native New Yorker. Lover of all things pizza, chocolate, pets, and good friends. Karaoke hero. Left of center. Survivor. Fond supporter of cult, obscure and independent cinema - especially fond of Asian movies and global action cinema. Author of the bi-weekly Hit List. Founder and editor of Film Combat Syndicate. Still, very much, only human.
