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Discotek Media announced a new slate of licenses at their Discotek Media Industry Extravaganza panel at Otakon 2024 today, including new releases of MxC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (the recut series of Takeshi's Castle which aired on Tnn/Spike TV), Gto: Great Teacher Onizuka , the live-action Ouran High School Host Club movie and more. Announcements made during the panel and stream are in alphabetical order. Android Kikaider : 43-episode Blu-ray release of the tokusatsu series in Japanese with English subtitles. Extras include a Daisuke Ban interview, vintage Hawaii stage event and retrospective video. Scheduled to release in 2024. Captain Harlock: Space Pirate : 42 episode Blu-ray release in upscaled 1080p of Leiji Matsumoto's classic series in Japanese with English subtitles. Scheduled to release in September 2024. Chie the Brat 2nd TV Series : First US release of the second Chie the Brat TV series, featuring all 39 episodes on Sd-bd in Japanese with English subtitles.

If the new release slate is any indication, this Halloween season will be massive for horror. That doesn’t even begin to cover the library title additions to the plethora of streaming services available.

September brings home brand new releases, underseen classics, wacky cult gems, and more to add to your Halloween viewing watchlists.

Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in September 2022 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.

The Ring Two (Extended Version) – September 1 (HBO Max)

The Naomi Watts-starring remake of Goodnight Mommy is headed to Prime Video on September 16. Ahead of its debut, catch up with Watts in the sequel to the 2002 remake, The Ring. The Ring Two picks up months after the first film’s events, with Samara again targeting Rachel’s son. HBO Max offers the extended cut of this sequel.

We’re All Going to The World’s Fair...

By Omar Rasya Joenoes

“Are you married?”

“I hate men.”

“Then, you have no hope.”

“My hope is to die.”

The conversation in the search description takes place on a ride home, under the pouring rain. It is initiated by a man, who happens to be Japan’s no. 3 hitman, and answered by a woman, who is a suicidal femme fatale. Witnessing their first exchange is a dead bird, hung between them. And in this weirdest of all film-noir films, the scene belongs to a long line of surreal, mind-boggling, out-of-this-world scene after scene after scene after scene.

“Japanese films are weird” is surely a stereotype most of you, if not all of you, have heard at least once before. It is not entirely true and not entirely mistaken. With cult titles like Funky Forest (2005), Hausu (1977), Big Man Japan (2007), Versus (2000), Tokyo Gore Police (2008), RoboGeisha (2009), Tetsuo the Iron Man...

Cult Japanese film director Nboru Iguchi (The Machine Girl, Robo-Geisha, The ABCs of Death) returns with yet another madcap comedy horror, full to the brim with Ott special effects, CGI gore and full-on action sequences. There's also the obligatory token nudity, flying fish, irreverent humour, killer tuna and enough flesh eating Sashimi to make your skin crawl. Everything we love about Nboru Iguchi then. Keiko (Rina Takeda) is a cute and clumsy trainee sushi chef who finds her kung fu skills come in handy when some infected flying sushi start to bite back. Will Keiko be able to save a group of nasty businessmen from the unrelenting terror of the killer fish dishes? Can Iguchi prevent his latest horror comedy from flushing itself down the cinematic toilet to fishy heaven? Will Asami keep her clothes on for once? I really hope this madness never ends. Dead Sushi is a loveable romp with cartoon characters,...

Stars: Rina Takeda, Kentarô Shimazu, Takamasa Suga, Takashi Nishina, Asami, Yui Murata | Written and Directed by Noboru Iguchi

This Japanese film, directed by Noboru Iguchi (Tokyo Gore Police, Robo-Geisha), is one of those films that is unique to its region. It blends action, comedy and horror with splatter gore and over-the-top sequences to creature a truly distinctive concept.

It’s a love or hate thing, some might say. The whole way in which films like Dead Sushi, and others like it, are done will certainly bring conversation to the table. The performances often border on ridiculous but have a particular and peculiar charm to them that will divide opinions depending on whether or not this type of movie is “for you”.

Dead Sushi follows a girl, who is skilled in kung-fu by the way, who is also the daughter of a sushi-chef. She finds the expectations placed upon her too...

The startlingly titled Japanese comedy horror 'Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead' is set to stain Us DVD shelves everywhere this coming Summer. The 'crap-tastic' Noboru Iguchi ('Robo-Geisha') helmed flick will be landing on DVD from 25th June and will feature an eye-popping selection of toilet-related terror and porcelain poop parody fresh from the Japan's cinema sewer. Arisa Nakamura, Mayu Sugano, Asami, Yuki, Dani, Kentaro Kishi, Kentaro Shimazu, Demo Tanaka and Asana Mamoru all star. Head below for the DVD art and full plot breakdown....

Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead had its Canadian premiere during the Fantasia International Film Festival, and Trembles came back with a Motion Picture Purgatory review for the film from mad genius Noboru Iguchi. Check it out!

Subtitled Toilet Of The Dead, this episode of excremental excess from Noboru Iguchi (Mutant Girls Squad, last year’s Karate-robo Zaborgar) is grindhouse as all hell, from the hilarious trailer and funky opening credits to its references to cult-film classics like Re-animator and Spider Baby and its delicious early-’80s score (Suspiria meets Halloween). Throw in some flashback bullying, numerous butt cracks, monsters care of FX freak Yoshihiro Nishimura, tentacle erotica (!), and some Cronenberg-style body-horror in a Troma vernacular (read: plenty of kinky nudity and cheap gore galore), and you get the idea here (sort of). The cast includes usual Sushi Typhoon suspects such as Asami from Iguchi’s Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police’s Tenkaro Kishi,...

Last September we bought you a some new artwork and stills from Noboru Iguchi's ('Robo-Geisha') new Japanese horror comedy 'Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead'. It was being tagged as 'the most crap-tastic zombie movie ever to emerge from Japan's cinema sewer' and the newly revealed trailer for the bizarre flick which has now arrived certainly fuels that label. The trailer (shown below) features hot girls farting, shit covered toilet zombies, exploding heads, puke and topless Japanese chicks. It's quite the odd mixture to take in on a Friday afternoon. The movie stars Arisa Nakamura, Mayu Sugano, Asami, Yuki, Dani, Kentaro Kishi, Kentaro Shimazu, Demo Tanaka and the gorgeous Asana Mamoru (below). Check out the new trailer, some additional stills and the one-sheets below....

Dear Lord, it’s freaking glorious. Noboru Iguchi’s “Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead” appeals directly to the deformed Troma fan living within the hollow spaces of my soul, so I don’t expect everyone to be as excited about the flick as I am. After all, watching crap-covered zombies getting their asses handed to them by a butt-kicking schoolgirl doesn’t exactly have mass appeal, though it really should. I’ll take this sort of nonsense over your Oscar bait any day of the week. Believe it. I believe a lengthy synopsis is in order: We are going to flush you! The most crap-tastic zombie movie ever to emerge from Japan’s cinema sewer is finally upon us, and it’s from the twisted mind of cinematic madman and legendary ass-fetishist Noboru Iguchi, creator of The Machine Girl, Robo-geisha and Karate-robo Zaborgar! Given free reign by a generous,...

Zombie Ass aka Zonbi asu a Japanese horror film will be brought to you by Noboru Iguchi, the director of Machine Girl, Robo-Geisha, Karate Robo Zaborgar and Mutant Girls Squad. Also helping to create a visually interesting film is special effects guest Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police, Suicide Club). Unfortunately I could not find a trailer, I bet it's very funny. I did find a full synopsis, take a look and be prepared to laugh your ass off. Also check out the official poster with a sexy Japanese school girl and zombie covered in crap. I wonder were that tentacle caressing her leg is reaching for? Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Undead will have its theatrical release in Japan on February 25, 2011. There is no information on a Us release date at this time.

It may be under nourished, decaying and rank however soon we're all going to be able to feast our eyes on Noboru Iguchi's ('Robo-Geisha') 'Zombie Ass'. The zombie movie which carries the tagline 'Toilet of the Dead', seriously, is being hailed as 'the most crap-tastic zombie movie ever to emerge from Japan's cinema sewer'. Lovely stuff. The new Japanese tongue in cheek horror from the director of 'The Machine Girl' has also unleashed some new assets. A new one-sheet below at first glance gives us a sexy hot Asian school girl touting a massive gun, but on closer inspection I fear she may be covered in smelly foulness. 'Zombie Ass' will premiere at the Fantastic Fest 2011 being held later this month in Austin, Texas. Check out the poster, new stills and synopsis below....

Yeah, you read that right. Noboru Iguchi, the man behind cinematic masterpieces like The Machine Girl and Robo-Geisha has got a new one on the way and it's called Zombie Ass and it comes with the tagline "We will flush you!". For reals. It's making it's debut at Fantastic Fest in Austin this year. It will have special effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura, the director of Tokyo Gore Police and, as you'll read in the synopsis below, boobs, parasite anus zombies, karate and poop. Can you think of any reason not to be excited?...

Yeah, you read that right. Noboru Iguchi, the man behind cinematic masterpieces like The Machine Girl and Robo-Geisha has got a new one on the way and it's called Zombie Ass and it comes with the tagline "We will flush you!". For reals. It's making it's debut at Fantastic Fest in Austin this year. It will have special effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura, the director of Tokyo Gore Police and, as you'll read in the synopsis below, boobs, parasite anus zombies, karate and poop. Can you think of any reason not to be excited?...

Yeah, you read that right. Noboru Iguchi, the man behind cinematic masterpieces like The Machine Girl and Robo-Geisha has got a new one on the way and it's called Zombie Ass and it comes with the tagline "We will flush you!". For reals. It's making it's debut at Fantastic Fest in Austin this year. It will have special effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura, the director of Tokyo Gore Police and, as you'll read in the synopsis below, boobs, parasite anus zombies, karate and poop. Can you think of any reason not to be excited?...

Get ready, kids! We have a gaggle of new stills waiting for your hungry eyes for several of the bigger and stranger films playing at this year's Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, which runs from September 22-29! Watcha waitin' for? Dig it!

Cost of Living

Director: BenDavid Grabinski

Starring: Brandon Routh, Bret Harrison

"Silas (Brandon Routh) and Jerry (Bret Harrison) work for an unusual corporation. One day things go wrong... Scary things."

Juan of the Dead

Director: Alejandro Brugués, Spain/Cuba

Starring: Andrea Duro, Luis Alberto García and Jorge Molina

"The zombie world has yet to witness one last stand - Cuba. An outbreak hits the island on the anniversary of the revolution, so Juan and his friends set out to conquer the undead who, according to government reports, are unruly Americans continuing their quest of undermining the regime."

Julia X

Director: P.J. Pettiette

Starring: Kevin Sorbo, Valerie Azlynn, Joel David Moore...

Oh, Noboru Iguchi, how we love you. The director of Machine Girl and Robo Geisha is back with Zombie Ass, and Bloody Disgusting has the first stills from the film, which will premiere at Fantastic Fest 2011 in a few weeks.

We are going to flush you! The most crap-tastic zombie movie ever to emerge from the sewers of low-budget filmmaking is finally upon us, and it’s from the perverted mind of cinematic madman and legendary ass-fetishist Noboru Iguchi, creator of The Machine Girl, Robo-geisha and Karate-robo Zaborgar! Given free reign by a generous, independent producer to plumb the depths of his toilet-obsessed imagination, Iguchi has created a splatter comedy guaranteed to warm the bowels of those with the stomach for it. Wracked with guilt over the suicide of her sister Ai, who was tormented by high school bullies, pretty young karate student Megu accompanies a group of older friends...

How could you not want to watch a movie called “Zombie Ass”? It just doesn’t make sense to me. Cult director Noboru Iguchi, apparently, is at it again. The “Robo Geisha” director is ready to unleash his latest cinematic masterpiece “Zombie Ass” upon the, er, masses. I’m always down for a little Iguchi action, especially when the words “zombie” and “ass” are incorporated into the title. Throw in the subtitle “Toilet of the Dead” and you’ve got something truly special. Want an in-depth synopsis? Wish granted: We are going to flush you! The most crap-tastic zombie movie ever to emerge from Japan’s cinema sewer is finally upon us, and it’s from the twisted mind of cinematic madman and legendary ass-fetishist Noboru Iguchi, creator of The Machine Girl, Robo-geisha and Karate-robo Zaborgar! Given free reign by a generous, independent producer to plumb the depths of his toilet-obsessed imagination,...

Noboru Iguchi, director of Machine Girl, is coming off his most critically acclaimed film in Karate Robo Zaborgar, and has his next film’s poster already out. Enter: Zombie Ass.

Here’s the plot: “We are going to flush you! The most crap-tastic zombie movie ever to emerge from Japan’s cinema sewer is finally upon us, and it’s from the twisted mind of cinematic madman and legendary ass- fetishist Noboru Iguchi, creator of The Machine Girl, Robo-geisha and Karate-robo Zaborgar! Given free reign by a generous, independent producer to plumb the depths of his toilet-obsessed imagination, Iguchi has created a splatter comedy guaranteed to warm the bowels of those with the stomach for it…while more sensitive viewers may want to plug their noses and flee in disgust! Wracked with guilt over the suicide of her sister Ai, who was tormented by high school bullies, pretty young karate...

From the makers of The Machine Girl and Robo-Geisha comes the latest in ridiculous, hilarious and over-the-top robot-action, Karate-Robo Zaborgar! Check out the synopsis and trailer of this Noboru Iguchi film below. Karate-Robo Zaborgar will screen at the 2011 L.A. Film Fest on Saturday, June 18 and Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

Karate-Robo Zaborgar: Synopsis

Japan’s scientists, politicians and businessmen are in grave danger. The evil secret society Sigma, led by the nefarious Dr. Akunomiya and aided by Miss Borg, a beautiful man-hating cyborg, has been stealing their DNA and using it to build a giant cybernetic robot. The only man who can stop them is secret agent Daimon, who rides a motorcycle that also happens to be a robot with mad karate skills. Welcome to the world of Karate-Robo Zaborgar!

Karate-Robo Zaborgar: Trailer

Karate-Robo Zaborgar: Screenings at La Film Fest

Sat, Jun 18th 10:30pm at the Downtown Independent

Tue, Jun 21st...

From director Noboru Iguchi, creator of Machine Girl and Robo-Geisha, comes Karate-Robo Zaborgar – a hilariously over-the-top tribute to the transforming robots of 1970’s Japanese television, and an exciting action/comedy that will stir the heart of anyone who longs for justice dispensed at the short end of a swift robot karate kick!

Sushi Typhoon have just debuted the latest poster for Karate-Robo Zaborgar on the films official Facebook page. Check it out:

Following the death of his scientist father, secret police officer Yutaka Daimon inherits a mighty robot warrior named “Zaborgar.” Equipped with an array of super weapons, an expertise in karate, and the power to transform into a motorcycle, Zaborgar assists Daimon in his fight against Sigma, the evil organization responsible for his father’s death.

After uncovering a plot by Sigma to steal the DNA of Japanese politicians and use it in a giant robot weapon, Daimon faces off against Miss Borg,...

Noboru Iguchi;s next film has a new teaser one-sheet courtesy of Sushi Typhoon. Karate Robo Zaborgar is as the site claims, from director Noboru Iguchi, creator of the international hits The Machine Girl and Robo-geisha, is a hilariously over-the-top tribute to the transforming robots of 1970’s Japanese television, and an exciting action/comedy that will stir the heart of anyone who longs for justice dispensed at the short end of a swift robot karate kick!

Can’t wait for this one. No word on an American release, but when it is announced, we’ll let you know!

Takashi Shimizu, an icon of modern Japanese horror cinema thanks to his hugely successful “Ju-on” series and its Hollywood “The Grudge” remakes, returns with “Shock Labyrinth”, the country’s first full length live action digital 3D feature. The film is actually based upon ‘The Haunted Hospital’, apparently world’s largest walk-through haunted house attraction, located in the famous Fuji-q Highland theme park. Although a film inspired by a fairground funhouse may sound a little dubious, the production is filled with Shimizu’s trademark surrealism, featuring an offbeat and ambitious narrative alongside plenty of scares and visual flourishes. The film has a cast of popular Japanese stars, including Ai Maeda (“Death Note: The Last Name”), Suzuki Matsuo (“Robo-Geisha”), Misako Renbutsu (“The Battery”), Shoichiro Masumoto (“Tokyo Gore Police”) and Yuya Yagira (“Nobody Knows”). Thankfully, the film retains its gimmick on the small screen, with the DVD release through Chelsea Films coming with both 2D and 3D versions,...

Sushi Typhoon, the company behind films such as Alien vs. Ninja and Helldriver, are back with their latest magnum-opus, Karate-Robo Zaborgar – and they’ve unleashed a whopping 14 images, including the one-sheet teaser poster, from the film!

Part Motorcycle, Part Karate Expert, All Robot! When The Safety Of The World Is At Stake, Zaborgar Will Save The Day!

Following the death of his scientist father, secret police officer Yutaka Daimon inherits a mighty robot warrior named “Zaborgar.” Equipped with an array of super weapons, an expertise in karate, and the power to transform into a motorcycle, Zaborgar assists Daimon in his fight against Sigma, the evil organization responsible for his father’s death.

After uncovering a plot by Sigma to steal the DNA of Japanese politicians and use it in a giant robot weapon, Daimon faces off against Miss Borg, a beautiful female robot under the control of Dr. Akunomiya, the twisted leader of Sigma.

A few months back, we told you about Noboru Iguchi’s biggest budgeted film in Karate-Robo Zaborgar (here), a reboot to the classic Japanese cult show. Iguchi is balls-out crazy, and that’s something fans of his work (Machine Girl) already know, but there’s something really charming in the below stills. Remember that time when you were young and robots and Power Rangers were just the coolest way to start your Saturday morning? These stills give me that nostalgia. Enjoy:

You can view a few more at Twitchfilm. Well, was I right? I wasn’t too keen on his last film, Robo-Geisha, but I really can’t wait for this. Part Motorcycle, Part Karate Expert, All Robot! When The Safety Of The World Is At Stake, Zaborgar Will Save The Day! Oh, glory day!

America prepare for Robo-Geisha. A must for fans of J-ploitation weirdness, the newest creation from the mind of ‘Machine Girl’ director Noboru Iguchi is heading for the Us on English subtitled DVD. Giant Castle Robots, Breast Milk from Hell and battles to the death between - ass-blade wielding!? - killer Cyborg femme bots are just some of the oddness Iguchi throws at you…Of course rounded off with ridiculously large amounts of splatter, gore and blood. Robo-Geisha is due for release in the Us via Funimation, on November 16th. Synopsis: To help them achieve their goal of taking over the world, a megalomaniac Japanese businessman and his son recruit a vicious gang of Geisha assassins. These include two feisty sisters with an amazing range of surgically added weapons. But when one of these Robo-Geishas refuses to kill an innocent group of ex-employees, its butt-blades versus wig napalm and machine breasts...

Director: Iguchi Noboru. Review: Adam Wing. It’s that time of the month again. From the team that brought us The Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police comes an endearing tale of two sisters and their unrelenting love, did I mention the fact that they’re robots? Robo-Geisha is Iguchi Noboru’s latest anarchic assault on the senses so if you thought geishas were quiet and demure; it’s time to think again. Special effects wizard Nishimura Yoshihiro provides the sublime visual trickery as Robo Geisha unleashes all-out geisha war on modern-day Japan. If you’ve seen the likes of Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl you all ready know what to expect, but this time they’ve added a pinch of sci-fi to the mix as well. Sexploitation, splatter, action, disposable body parts and pure insanity are the order of the day here, as an army of geisha assassins, samurai robots,...

Robo-geisha

Stars: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoto Takenaka, Asami, Takumi Saito | Written and Directed by Noboru Iguchi

To help them achieve their goal of taking over the world, a megalomaniac Japanese businessman and his son recruit a vicious gang of Geisha assassins. These include two feisty sisters with an amazing range of surgically added weapons. But when one of these Robo-Geishas refuses to kill an innocent group of ex-employees, its butt-blades versus wig napalm and machine breasts against killer-cleaver socks as the assassins take on the Geisha’s in one of the most mind-bending movie battles of all time.

Robo-Geisha is the latest in a long line of bizarre, Ott cult movies from Japan, a film whose trailer went down a storm when it debuted online back in June ‘09. Now the film has hit DVD in the UK courtesy of Cine Asia, but can it live up to the hype? I’m sorry to report sadly not…...

Sometimes I think I could fill my days doing nothing but watching trailers for crazy Japanese movies. Sure, the Netherlands has their Human Centipedes and Denmark has Lars Von Trier and mutilating masturbation, and the U.S. has Bride Wars. But that is but a drop in the bucket compared to the full on, monkey-shittingly insane movies that come out of that kooky little island.

A couple of weeks ago, we posted the trailer for Big Tits Zombie in 3D, a brain-licker of a flick that, while short on the tits, was in no way short on the zombies. Now, we have yet another batshit, wackadoo crazypants trailer, this time for Robo-Geisha. It's directed by Noboru Iguchi, who has a resume littered with similarly nutso titles -- if I had to choose, my top choices would be Shyness Machine Girl, Doctor's Enema, and my personal fave -- Entrails of a...

Here's the full trailer for Noboru Iguchi ("Machine Girl") and Yoshihiro Nishimura ("Robo-geisha") latest Japanese goo-fest "The Mutant Girls Squad", has hit the web. Rin, a bullied teenager discovers her arm has mutated into a razor-sharp weapon on her 16th birthday. A shadow government organization immediately begins hunting her down, slaughtering her parents in the process, but Rin is saved in the nick of time by a super-powered being called 'Hiruko'. Soon, mutants from all over Japan are gathered together and begin militant training to overthrow the government. Meanwhile, Rin is fitted with a special iron mask and begins her life as a 'battle girl', utilizing both her mutant powers and acrobatic abilities to fight against mutant-hunting special forces. ...

In the vein of other kinetic, hyper-gory films like Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl , Machine Girl , Tokyo Gore Police , Robo-Geisha and, well, you get the picture, comes Mutant Girls Squad , opening in Japan this May. This is brought to you by Noboru Iguchi and Yoshihiro Nishimura, the sick minds behind some of those aforementioned titles - surprise, surprise. So what do you get? Abused flesh and a waterfall of blood. Enjoy the trailer just past the synopsis. Rin, a bullied teenager discovers her arm has mutated into a razor-sharp weapon on her 16th birthday. A shadow government organization immediately begins hunting her down, slaughtering her parents in the process, but Rin is saved in the nick of time by a super-powered being called 'Hiruko'. Soon, mutants from all...

Let the gore run free! The full trailer for Noboru Iguchi and Yoshihiro Nishimura’s (‘Machine Girl,’ ‘Robo-Geisha’) latest Japanese goo-fest The Mutant Girls Squad, has hit the web. Synopsis: Rin, a bullied teenager discovers her arm has mutated into a razor-sharp weapon on her 16th birthday. A shadow government organization immediately begins hunting her down, slaughtering her parents in the process, but Rin is saved in the nick of time by a super-powered being called 'Hiruko'. Soon, mutants from all over Japan are gathered together and begin militant training to overthrow the government. Meanwhile, Rin is fitted with a special iron mask and begins her life as a 'battle girl', utilizing both her mutant powers and acrobatic abilities to fight against mutant-hunting special forces.

Theres some new character pics, and one hell of a psychedelic new poster to be seen over at the official blog for Noboru Iguchi and Yoshihiro Nishimura’s (‘Machine Girl,’ ‘Robo-Geisha’) latest Japanese gore fest - come genre mash-up - The Mutant Girls Squad. Of all the ones on show our particular fave so far has to be the tentacle armed nurse. With tiny arms where her ears should be girl, coming a close Second. Check them all out at the links. Synopsis: Rin, a bullied teenager discovers her arm has mutated into a razor-sharp weapon on her 16th birthday. A shadow government organization immediately begins hunting her down, slaughtering her parents in the process, but Rin is saved in the nick of time by a super-powered being called 'Hiruko'. Soon, mutants from all over Japan are gathered together and begin militant training to overthrow the government. Meanwhile, Rin is...

Theres some new character pics, and one hell of a psychedelic new poster to be seen over at the official blog for Noboru Iguchi and Yoshihiro Nishimura’s (‘Machine Girl,’ ‘Robo-Geisha’) latest Japanese gore fest - come genre mash-up - The Mutant Girls Squad. Of all the ones on show our particular fave so far has to be the tentacle armed nurse. With tiny arms where her ears should be girl, coming a close Second. Check them all out at the links. Synopsis: Rin, a bullied teenager discovers her arm has mutated into a razor-sharp weapon on her 16th birthday. A shadow government organization immediately begins hunting her down, slaughtering her parents in the process, but Rin is saved in the nick of time by a super-powered being called 'Hiruko'. Soon, mutants from all over Japan are gathered together and begin militant training to overthrow the government. Meanwhile, Rin is...

Heads up UK! Noboru Iguchi's Robo-Geisha is coming out on R2 DVD and BRay on June 7th care of Cine Asia Extreme. It`s more of that crazy concoction of extreme violence, blood, gore. and overall perversion of our senses that we have grown to love and desire more of... god bless you Japan.

Hit the links below to preorder your desired format. That is all. ...

They’ve had Geisha Assassin, now Robo-Geisha, the latest creation from the cracked genius mind of ‘Machine Girl’ director Noboru Iguchi is heading for the UK on English subtitled DVD. In his newest incarnation of J-ploitation weirdness, Iguchi throws everything he’s got into the mix including; buildings that bleed, killer Shrimp, castle robots and fights to the death between - ass-blade wielding - killer Cyborg femme bots. All this and more is of course topped off with ridiculously large amounts of splatter, gore and blood. Robo-Geisha is due for release in the UK on June 7th. All we can say is roll on summer!

They’ve had all the fun of Geisha Assassin, now Britons prepare for Robo-Geisha, the latest creation from the cracked genius mind of ‘Machine Girl’ director Noboru Iguchi is heading for the UK on English subtitled DVD. In his newest incarnation of J-ploitation weirdness, Iguchi throws everything he’s got into the mix including; buildings that bleed, killer Shrimp, castle robots and fights to the death between - ass-blade wielding!? - killer Cyborg femme bots. All this and more, is of course rounded off with ridiculously large amounts of splatter, gore and blood. Robo-Geisha is due for release in the UK on June 7th. All we can say is, roll on summer.

They’ve had all the fun of Geisha Assassin, now Britons prepare for Robo-Geisha, the latest creation from the cracked genius mind of ‘Machine Girl’ director Noboru Iguchi is heading for the UK on English subtitled DVD. In his newest incarnation of J-ploitation weirdness, Iguchi throws everything he’s got into the mix including; buildings that bleed, killer Shrimp, castle robots and fights to the death between - ass-blade wielding!? - killer Cyborg femme bots. All this and more, is of course rounded off with ridiculously large amounts of splatter, gore and blood. Robo-Geisha is due for release in the UK on June 7th. All we can say is, roll on summer.

They’ve had all the fun of Geisha Assassin, now Britons prepare for Robo-Geisha, the latest creation from the cracked genius mind of ‘Machine Girl’ director Noboru Iguchi is heading for the UK on English subtitled DVD. In his newest incarnation of J-ploitation weirdness, Iguchi throws everything he’s got into the mix including; buildings that bleed, killer Shrimp, castle robots and fights to the death between - ass-blade wielding!? - killer Cyborg femme bots. All this and more, is of course rounded off with ridiculously large amounts of splatter, gore and blood. Robo-Geisha is due for release in the UK on June 7th. All we can say is, roll on summer.

As if Tak Sakaguchi, Noboru Iguchi, and Yoshihiro Nishimura teaming up to direct Mutant Girls Squad (which we told you about here) wasn't splatter-tastic enough, now comes word that the Iguchi, Nishimura, and Takashi Shimizu TV show entitled The Ancient Dogoo Girl is being adapted into a feature film. What will our Japanese friends think of next?

Twitch explains that The Ancient Dogoo Girl, which was initiated by Machine Girl director Iguchi, who then roped in pals Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and Shimizu (Ju-on) to direct episodes, [was] produced for a minor Japanese cable network available only in parts of the country [so] a healthy portion of Japan hasn't even been able to see it yet. But that's about to change.

For more lowdown on the project, let's turn to Outcast Cinema's Marc Walkow: The series stars 20-year-old photo model Erika Yazawa - whose assets are clearly visible on her chest - as Dogu-chan,...

Regular readers of Twitch may very well recall us mentioning The Ancient Dogoo Girl a good while back. A low budget television series initiated by Machine Girl director Noboru Iguchi -- who then roped in pals Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and Takashi Shimizu (Juon, The Grudge) to direct episodes -- and produced for a minor Japanese cable network available only in parts of the country, Dogoo revolves around an ancient yokai-battling warrior revived in modern times. As you'd expect from an Iguchi project, the lead is not exactly shy about showing off flesh and the entire thing is shot through with crazy creatures and unrepentant adolescent energy.

The big question, of course, is when people would be able to see this thing. Heck - a healthy portion of Japan hasn't even been able to see it yet, so what are the chance of it being seen over here? Well,...