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185. Virgin Punk Clockwork Girl: Yasuomi Umetsu Finds His Roots

185. Virgin Punk Clockwork Girl: Yasuomi Umetsu Finds His Roots

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There was a time when hyper-violent, sexually charged OVAs ruled the Japanese home-video market—and few creators embodied that era more than Yasuomi Umetsu, the director behind Kite and Mezzo Forte. Kite even spawned an American live-action remake starring Samuel L. Jackson (which… let’s be honest, barely anyone saw).


Now, Umetsu is back. His latest work just hit U.S. theaters last week, and we’re breaking down exactly what we thought of it.

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