The Kekko Kamen anime series was such a big hit that this live-action version soon followed. The show was about the titular superheroine who wore a red mask and nothing else while fighting crime. While the show was a lot of fun, inevitably, something gets lost in translation when you try to take such a wild cartoon and try to make her into flesh and blood.
An evil guy in a court jester costume assumes control of an all-girl school. When a pervert teacher (who seems loosely inspired by Dennis Hopper’s character in Blue Velvet) attempts to shave a pussy (as in, cat) as part of his lesson, one of his students tries to prevent the act of animal cruelty. He then ties her up for her insolence and just as he’s about to torture her, the sexy crimefighter Kekko Kamen arrives on the scene to stop him. Kekko next socks it to a karate teacher who likes to get handsy with his female students. Finally, when the headmaster holds an assembly where a student is publicly whipped, Kekko drops in to give him a taste of his own medicine.
As fun as the idea of having a nude crimefighter is (she hides her face and exposes her body), the execution leaves something to be desired. One of the problems is that the production values are really shoddy. It was shot on video, and suffers from a low budget, and some poor acting. Not that any of those things are necessarily a dealbreaker when you are making a movie about a nude crimefighter. However, those nude crimefighting scenes are few and far between, and when they finally do arrive, they aren’t particularly well-executed, funny, or even sexy. I mean, the part where she kills a guy by shooting light out of her vagina is kinda amusing, but it’s a long time… uh… coming. Besides, all the hammy acting and unfunny comic relief during the fully clothed stretches has a tendency to wear on the nerves. Still, it clocks in at well under an hour, so at least it’s short.
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