Asian Beauty Appreciation

“Robotrix” is a 1991 Hong Kong film, directed by Jamie Luk, and starring Amy Yip. Billy Chow, Chikako Aoyama , and David Wu. It is a combination of genres:  sci-fi, HK action,  soft-core porn, and has even achieved “cult film” status.

What makes it so much fun is that it does not take itself seriously by trying to pretend it is more than it is: a Class III film, meaning grade B, but with sex, nudity, and soft-core elements.

I confess that the main reason I bought it was to see the beautiful Chikako Aoyama and her spectacular breasts in motion, and she does not disappoint. But it is such a quirky and action packed movie, that I found myself watching every scene, even the ones that did not include the charms of Chikako.

The movie takes place in a futuristic Hong Kong where cyborgs are now part of society, and as always, technology can be used for good or evil,  while  creating a lust for power. A mad scientist named Ryuichi wants to create an army of androids to advance his own evil intentions, but this requires a lot of capital.  He wants to partner with an Arab sheik to form his legion of cyborgs. After a gala extravaganza to demonstrate the robots’ capabilities, the sheik is still not convinced,  so Ryuichi kidnaps the sheik’s son to persuade him.

Now the plot thickens.  Chikako Aoyama plays Linda, a police officer assigned to protect the sheik. She is shot and killed by Ryuichi during the kidnapping. A cyborg is made from her body by Dr. Sara (Hui Hsio-Dan) and her colleague Anna (Amy Yip).

In the meantime, the evil Ryuichi has killed himself, and transplanted his twisted brain into a homicidal android, played by Billy Chow,who goes on a violent rampage. The police department enlists Dr. Sara, Anna,and the now robotic Linda(Eve-27 is her cyborg name) to assist them in stopping the murderous Billy Chow.

This is an entertaining movie, and a strange one too. Extreme violence is juxtaposed over campy fun.  So while some scenes are brutal, it is hard to be offended by them in such an unreal environment, though they’re likely to be shocking against a light-hearted background as well.  However, the CSI franchise on TV, has more violence in the beginning of every one hour episode,than this movie has throughout it’s entirety.

The lovemaking scene with Chikako Aoyama and David Wu was tasteful and erotic, though it could have been more comprehensive and longer. But it was intriguing because by this point, Chikako Aoyama was a cyborg,and she  seduced David Wu with her robotic body.  He thought he was making love to her as a human. This was ironic too, because it was their first time.

There is another scene, a funny one, where Amy Yip is recruited by the police to pose as a prostitute to lure the evil Billy Chow into a trap. But some of the police got word of  Amy’s assignment, so they pose as customers, because they all want to make love to the sexy android Amy Yip. As you might imagine, the news spreads like wildfire, that there is a great time to be had upstairs, so the line of customers grows so long, that had she not been a robot, she never would have been able to handle so much business.

This was funny in another way too, because while the police wanted to make it with the super Amy Yip, she wanted to know what it felt like to have sex with a human!

All in all, an enjoyable film, and it is available at Amazon,Yesasia, and other outlets, and I think it is available for download too.

If “Charlie’s Angels” met “Robocop”,  and was directed by Russ Meyer, this might be the result, but better, because of Chikako Aoyama and Amy Yip,who were making this movie a  Robotreat!