Product Details

• Actors: Moa Arimoto, Nao Eguchi, Juri Inahara, Kenjirô Ishimaru, Keiko Kubo
• Directors: Takafumi Nagamine
• Writers: Gô Nagai, Yûki Okano
• Producers: Jun'ichi Matsushita, Shigeyuki Fukushima, Shin Yoneyama, Tôji Katô
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Tokyo Shock
• DVD Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007UVXC2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,280 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

A beautiful young girl named Mayumi joins a top-notch announcer school with draconian disciplinary standards. Because she had spent her childhood abroad, Mayumi soon falls behind her classmates. Though subjected to merciless flayings by her teachers, she continues in her quest to become an anchor Woman. While being beaten by especially cruel teacher, strapped to a rocking horse clad only in her underwear a woman appears identifying herself as the "Kekko Kamen", completely naked except for a red mask covering her face, , she stands up to defend the tormented Mayumi and battle the sadists of Manglifon school.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I Want My Brain Cells Back!, July 24, 2005

By	L. Mintah "Author of the Heart" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Kekko Kamen is the live action version of Go! Nagai's manga and anime version of the stripped-down superheroine who exposes her body for the sake of justice. She is very cool and actually female-empowering. The anime was funny, but this movie is a waste. Parts of this DVD are funny, such as when the dimbulb main character can't read Kanji in class. But we don't see enough of Kekko Kamen (no, I don't mean it THAT way!) She doesn't have very much screen time. Any naughty parts are blacked out by huge blinding stars that cover most of her body!

The end is just embarrassing. They trot out pathetic villians that are not funny and no match for Kekko Kamen. The actress who plays Kekko has beautiful eyes, can use the nunchakus, and is amazingly confident in the buff. Too bad her talent was wasted.

There is an extra of a roomful of drooling Japanese men who have come to see the movie. The three female leads and the director talk about making the film.

Seriously, stick with the anime. This was a waste of 70 minutes of my life.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE!, August 5, 2008

By	Huston Huddleston (Sherman Oaks, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As wonderfully funny and silly as the Anime version of Kekko Kamen is, is how pathetic this live action is. All the humor of the original has been replaced by UNFUNNY gags and situations. No Nazi punishment teacher, no highschool students, actually nothing of the original. This is tame and pathetic in every way, not even mentioning the 2 dollar budget and poor video quality that even compared to the worst film at Troma would find unwatchable.