Shaolin Girl
{{short description|2008 Japanese sports action comedy film by Katsuyuki Motohiro}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Shaolin Girl
| image = Shaolin Girl poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Katsuyuki Motohiro
| producer = Chikahiro Andō
Chihiro Kameyama
Yoshiaki Nakajima
Fuyuhiko Nishi
Hirotsugu Usui
Stephen Chow
| writer = Rika Sogo
Masashi Sogo
| starring = Ko Shibasaki
Tōru Nakamura
Zhang Yuqi
Tin Kai-man
Lam Chi-chung
Takashi Okamura
Yōsuke Eguchi
Miyuu Sawai
| music = Yugo Kanno
| cinematography = Akira Sakō
| editing = Takuya Taguchi
| studio = Robot Communications
| distributor = Toho
| released = {{Film date|2008|04|26|df=y}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
Mandarin
Cantonese
| budget =
| gross = {{flagicon|JPN}} JP¥1.51 billion
}}
{{nihongo|Shaolin Girl|少林少女|Shōrin shōjo}} is a 2008 Japanese sports action comedy film inspired by Stephen Chow's film Shaolin Soccer (2001). Unlike the original film, the film focuses on women's lacrosse. It starred Japanese actress Ko Shibasaki and Hong Kong actors Lam Chi Chung and Tin Kai Man return from the original film. The film was released in Japan on April 26, 2008. Stephen Chow, director and star in Shaolin Soccer, was the producer, but is not credited as writer or director.{{in lang|zh}} [http://en1.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2007/04/07/60@213606.htm "Stephen Chow Consults for 'Shaolin Girl' in Japan"]
Plot
The film focuses on young Rin Sakurazawa, who, after having trained at the Shaolin Temple for 3000 days, returns to Japan to find her former dojo abandoned, and her former Shaolin master a cook at a local restaurant. Soon she is introduced to the fictional Seikan International University's Lacrosse Team. Meanwhile, the president of Seikan University, Yuichiro Oba, seems to be following a sinister objective.
Cast
- Ko Shibasaki as Rin
- Toru Nakamura
- Kitty Zhang Yuqi
- Tin Kai Man
- Lam Chi Chung
- Takashi Okamura
- Yōsuke Eguchi
- Naoko Watanabe
- Miyuu Sawai
- Masanori Ishii as Electronics Store Owner
Reception
This film received lukewarm reviews.{{cite news|title= Blow the whistle on this kung-fu sports flick |work= The Japan Times|url= http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080418a3.html|accessdate=2011-02-26}}{{cite news|title= SHAOLIN GIRL REVIEW |publisher= Twitch Film|url= http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2008/05/shaolin-girl-review.php|accessdate=2011-02-26}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1133594|Shaolin Girl}}
{{Katsuyuki Motohiro}}
{{Stephen Chow}}
Category:2008 action comedy films
Category:2008 martial arts films
Category:2000s sports comedy films
Category:2000s martial arts comedy films
Category:Japanese martial arts comedy films
Category:Films directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro
Category:Japanese sports comedy films
Category:Films about Shaolin Monastery
Category:Films scored by Yugo Kanno
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