Meatball Machine
Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even though the budding romantics are infested with slimy, tumor-like globules.
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Isao Karasawa
Tak Sakaguchi
Yudai Yamaguchi
Jun'ichi Yamamoto
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Like a mix of Tetsuo and Tokyo Gore Police. Very body horror heavy, fun focus on practical effects. It's a bit of a slow-burn, despite the quick physical excitement right from the start the actual story unfolds slowly. I did enjoy the idea of the premise (*spoilers*) which is that these alien parasites keep arriving on earth to take over human hosts and fight each other until the host is "used up", then moving on to the next human host. Oddly enough it is considered a romance too, but definitely not your typical of the genre. Certainly a bit bleak in that department lol. The ending was lacking, but overall if you like the Tokusatsu genre and gory practical effects then it can be a fun watch. The parasite puppets inside the host were my favourite part, very demented and fun(ny).
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The directors of Meatball Machine are Isao Karasawa, Tak Sakaguchi, Yudai Yamaguchi, and Jun'ichi Yamamoto.
The cast of Meatball Machine includes Issey Takahashi as Yôji, Aoba Kawai as Sachiko, and Kenichi Kawasaki as Tanaka.
The duration of Meatball Machine is 1h 30 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Meatball Machine trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Meatball Machine was released on 23 Sep 2006.
Meatball Machine is listed under Horror, Science Fiction, and Action on Fanbiz.
Meatball Machine has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Like a mix of Tetsuo and Tokyo Gore Police. Very body horror heavy, fun focus on practical effects. It's a bit of a slow-burn, despite the quick physical excitement right from t..."
