Why have fight fans made such a big deal about High Kick Girl star Rina Takeda? Well, you can see for yourself in the new behind the scenes reel released from Karate Girl (High Kick Girl 2) showing Takeda and her villainous rival Hina Tobimatsu - also quite young, cute and skilled - hard at work.
There's a lot to like in this video and top of the list in my book is that director Yoshikatsu Kimura is clearly more concerned with capturing a film-friendly style of fighting than was High Kick Girl director Fuyuhiko Nishi - a producer on this - who was caught up with full contact realism to the point of obsession and distraction in Rina's big screen debut. Then there's also the fact that these girls are just really, really good. Check the reel out below.
There's a lot to like in this video and top of the list in my book is that director Yoshikatsu Kimura is clearly more concerned with capturing a film-friendly style of fighting than was High Kick Girl director Fuyuhiko Nishi - a producer on this - who was caught up with full contact realism to the point of obsession and distraction in Rina's big screen debut. Then there's also the fact that these girls are just really, really good. Check the reel out below.