‘Tokyo is on fire’
Meatball Machine Kodoku is a 2017 Japanese science fiction comedy horror film directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura (Helldriver; Tokyo Gore Police; Zombie TV) from a screenplay co-written by Sakichi Satô (A Chain of Cursed Murders; Tokyo Zombie; Ichi the Killer). It is a belated sequel to Meatball Machine (2005).
The movie stars Tomori Abe, Kensuke Ashihara and Satoshi Eishima.
A lonely man’s life is thrown into chaos when alien parasites turn a city’s average citizens into kill-crazy cyborg creatures…
Reviews:
“It’s meant to be a midnight movie gore extravaganza with excessive grunting in place of dialogue, boobs (some of which function as bullet-firing weapons) instead of storytelling structure, and buckets of blood occupying the entire second and third acts. As far as these goals go, Kodoku kicks all three square in the groin as hard as it can.” Culture Crypt
“While these crazy Japanese films are a blast in short spurts, they start to become a little tiring when they venture past the 80-minute mark, and it’s even worse when there are noticeable scenes that could have been trimmed or deleted altogether. Overall, though, there’s still a lot of fun to be had here.” Cinema Slasher
“Cinematographer Keizo Suzuki has given Kodoku Meatball Machine a neon sheen that recalls some of Nicolas Refn’s recent work and there’s an eerie nightclub scene that evokes the palette and vibe of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. Some groovy stop-motion animation comes on like Ray Harryhausen on DMT and a load of intentionally cheesy special effects give the movie a deranged hallucinatory brilliance.” Dangerous Minds
“Right, at least four tons of fake blood. You can’t say you don’t know what you’re getting into with KMM […] Yet, the fact that he maintains a semblance of a human element amid all the berserk chaos is rather impressive.” J.B. Spins
“It is leaps and bounds ahead of the film that preceded it in the series […] The use of practical effects is great and very effective, with the costumes of infected people looking very detailed and realistic. The gore effects, while absurdly excessive, are gorgeous and decadent.” Why So Blu?
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Filming locations:
Tokyo, Japan
Technical details:
100 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.78: 1
Original title:
Kodoku: Mîtobôru mashin
