"Vampire Girl Vs. Frankenstein Girl"
is one of a number of Japanese gore filsm that became popular around the height of the movement, although this one has a bit of a lighter touch than previous films in the genre. Based on the manga by Shingiku Uchida, the film is very gory, but it's also very, very silly.The plot (what there is of it) involves a vampire named Monami who falls for the handsome Mizushima, who is already in a forced relationship with the vice-principal/science teacher's Lolita-dressing daughter, Keiko. After Monami turns Mizushima into a half-vampire, she kills Keiko during a fight. But what no one knew was that Keiko's father was secretly a kabuki-dressing mad scientist who had the school nurse as his lab assistant, so he puts Keiko back together Frankenstein-style, and now it's the ultimate battle for Mizushika's affection, regardless of how he feels about the whole thing.
Like I said before, this movie is high on the gore factor, typical of this genre. But it's also high on the goofiness, making fun of several different subcultures such as lolita and ganguro cultures. Ther is also a group of girls who are participating in a wristcutting competition.
The budget on this film looks like it was done on a shoestring at times -- the blood doesn't look real most of the time. But then that's part of the charm of this film. It allows you to laugh along with this film, because it definitely is not meant to be taken seriously at all.
If you are looking for something that's reminiscent of "Dead Alive,"
I highly recommend this one.
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