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Meatball Machine

  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.4K
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Meatball Machine (2005)
Body HorrorDark ComedySplatter HorrorActionHorrorSci-Fi

Full-throttle splatter-ific Japanese cyberpunk science fiction/horror at its most aggressive, this mind-blower about alien parasites that turn their human hosts into slave "Necroborgs" will ... Read allFull-throttle splatter-ific Japanese cyberpunk science fiction/horror at its most aggressive, this mind-blower about alien parasites that turn their human hosts into slave "Necroborgs" will leave you dizzy and drained - in a good way.Full-throttle splatter-ific Japanese cyberpunk science fiction/horror at its most aggressive, this mind-blower about alien parasites that turn their human hosts into slave "Necroborgs" will leave you dizzy and drained - in a good way.

  • Directors
    • Yûdai Yamaguchi
    • Jun'ichi Yamamoto
  • Writers
    • Jun'ya Katô
    • Yukihiko Yamaguchi
    • Yûdai Yamaguchi
  • Stars
    • Issei Takahashi
    • Aoba Kawai
    • Kenichi Kawasaki
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Yûdai Yamaguchi
      • Jun'ichi Yamamoto
    • Writers
      • Jun'ya Katô
      • Yukihiko Yamaguchi
      • Yûdai Yamaguchi
    • Stars
      • Issei Takahashi
      • Aoba Kawai
      • Kenichi Kawasaki
    • 26User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Issei Takahashi
    Issei Takahashi
    • Yôji
    Aoba Kawai
    Aoba Kawai
    • Sachiko
    Kenichi Kawasaki
    • Tanaka
    Shôichirô Masumoto
    Shôjirô Suzuki
    Tôru Tezuka
    Ayano Yamamoto
    • Directors
      • Yûdai Yamaguchi
      • Jun'ichi Yamamoto
    • Writers
      • Jun'ya Katô
      • Yukihiko Yamaguchi
      • Yûdai Yamaguchi
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    6jmerlino

    Meh.

    This film plays like a full-length, color Tetsuo the Iron Man. As with that film, I suspect that viewers who are not Japanese (like me) are missing some important cultural resonance.

    What I, the gaijin, saw was a somewhat entertaining gore/splatter film with some uniquely Japanese body horror elements. (Japanese body horror often seems to involve growing massive new parts that may be made of non-organic materials).

    I wasn't, like, on the edge of my seat or anything, but the fight scenes are pretty great.

    It's free on Amazon right now, which is about what you'd want to pay for it.
    8Indyrod

    Stunning splatterfest freakout

    Wow baby, this is indeed some fine Asian horror/gore, and a crazy outlandish movie. This is a Japanese splatterfest that reminded me a little of Tetsuo, except in this case with all the blood and guts, there is a bizarre love story. It's hard to imagine how they even dreamed up this visually stunning movie, with some unique alien creatures that infect humans as parasites, turning them into part machine or I guess cyborgs. The only thing wrong with these creatures after they take over a human, is they need to kill each other and eat the other. hmmm, yum yum. This would probably be called industrial splatter or something like that, with a superb soundtrack to add to all the fun. The movie also borrows a little from Carpenter's "The Thing" in creature design and effects. I would put this in the must-have category for gorehounds, as there is non-stop carnage and some very fine gore. And a must-have for stoners, because you don't even need to read the sub-titles, the visual images alone are enough of a mind trip. The design of the little creatures that inhabit the human body like a fetus reminded me a little of Frank Henenlotter's movies, which is another homage to some excellent gore films with a sense of humour. "Meatball Machine" is great fun for gorehounds, there is no doubt about it, and I simply loved it.
    7blackandwhiteradio

    Necroborgs... I'd pay to see even more of the franchise!

    For fans of Troma or the Cyberpunk genre mixed with a little blood shed then this film for you! There is a good amount of blood shed within the confines of this film, also the effects can be impressionable and awesome. The plot is ridiculous and refreshing, not being chained down to what we as audiences are expectant of from films these days.

    Also notable are the little aliens, who I found cute. All in all, it's a good film for fans of the genre. Also recommended are films such as Tetsuo:The Iron Man and Versus for that weird Japanese film approach, filled with wonderful obscurity and bloodshed. Of course, seeing this film you should already have knowledge of the two.
    10orrinkillspeople

    Wonderful, absolutely wonderful film

    Meatball Machine is an amazing splatter film, it has an original plot with young love, buckets of blood, and weird alien creatures that mutate people into freakish robotic war machines.

    Now the film isn't for everyone, people who love splatter films or the movie Tetsuo: the Iron Man will applaud it.

    The special effects can be cheesy at some points of the film, but your not exactly suppose to take the film very seriously.

    Yet, all in all it's a lot of fun, well if you find budding romantics infested with slimy tumor like gobbles who seek to destroy each other in bloody alien oozing battles.
    5wallancengeowgreenlemon

    What a Disappointment, Kodoku and this are kill a kids,ugh!

    Such a Disappointment, unlike Tokyo Gore Police, Tetsuo The iron man, Machine Girl and Robo Geisha, This is Just a little Dispointing, 5/10.

    To be honest,the gore is a More gory, but Story is just meh,

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    • Trivia
      Meatball Machine became the international breakthrough movie of Yoshihiro Nishimura's career, as a result of the extensive coverage his special make-up effects work on it received from then-independent movie news website Twitch, beginning over a month before its premiere at the now-defunct Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival.
    • Connections
      Followed by Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Fundoshi Corps 1
    • Production companies
      • King Records
      • NTT Learning System
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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