RoboGeisha

RoboGeisha

Year: 2009

Runtime: 102 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Noboru Iguchi

ActionHorrorComedyScience Fiction

Sisters Yoshie and Kikue are two Geisha who are abducted by a mysterious organization to be transformed into murderous cyborg assassins.

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1

Assassination attempt on politician

The film begins with a violent assault where a robot Geisha and two goblin-masked women attack a political candidate. The women use brutal and bizarre methods, including shooting shuriken from their bodies, as the robot Geisha menaces the politician with a circular saw blade.

2

Introduction of Yoshie the robogeisha

A character named Yoshie reveals herself as a robogeisha who intervenes and destroys the villainous robot Geisha, saving the politician. Her sudden appearance shifts the narrative, showcasing her as a formidable and advanced cyborg assassin.

3

Yoshie's past as a geisha trainee

The story flashes back to Yoshie's earlier life as a maid for her sister Kikue, who is training to become a geisha. The sisters' relationship is strained after they were orphaned, with Kikue being favored more, setting up their rivalry.

4

Kageno Steel invitation

Kageno, an industrial heir, witnesses Yoshie's display of superhuman strength and beauty. He becomes interested in her and invites both sisters to his home, where they are captured by goblin-like women, leading to a deadly fight.

Kageno's house
5

Training of Yoshie as an assassin

Kageno and his father train Yoshie to become an elite assassin, alongside other young geisha-like women. Yoshie quickly advances to become the head assassin, with the city’s goal to use them to eliminate terrorists and threats to establish an 'Ideal World.'

6

Sisters undergo cybernetic enhancements

Both Yoshie and Kikue undergo surgeries to become robogeishas, equipped with robotic enhancements like machine guns. Their first mission goes awry when Kikue is injured while saving Yoshie, revealing her true loyalty.

7

Revelation of Kageno's true motives

Yoshie reunites with elders who reveal Kageno's plan to abduct and weaponize their former geisha sisters for a destructive plot involving a super-weapon. Yoshie confronts Kageno and his father as tensions escalate.

8

Explosion and rescue

After a failed mission, Yoshie is severely damaged in an explosion. She is recovered and rebuilt by their allies, who find blueprints for a powerful bomb intended to threaten Japan's sovereignty.

9

Confrontation and castle transformation

The opposing group faces Kageno and his father, who have also become robotic. In a pivotal moment, Kageno activates his family's castle, transforming it into a giant robot determined to drop the bomb on Mount Fuji, threatening Japan.

10

Battle inside the robot-castle

Yoshie assaults the castle, battling her former sisters and goblin allies in a chaotic fight involving butt-sword duels. She faces Kikue, who has been upgraded into a superior robogeisha with wiped memories.

Inside the robot-castle
11

Revelation and sisterly reconciliation

Yoshie reveals to Kikue that she was her father’s favorite and defends her honor from childhood. She confesses her love, which breaks Kikue’s memory blocks, allowing the sisters to reconcile and merge into a powerful robogeisha.

12

Deactivation of Kageno's plan

The combined robogeisha confronts Kageno, tricking him into stopping the bomb from being dropped. Instead, they launch the castle and the bomb into space, destroying it and saving Japan from catastrophe.

13

Ending and future hope

The film concludes with Yoshie imagining a peaceful future living happily as a traditional geisha, implying her hopeful resolve to live peacefully after the chaos and battles.

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