Meatball Machine
Seen it?2006 | 90 min | Horror, Science Fiction, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved They Live, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even though the budding romantics are infested with slimy, tumor-like globules.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yudai Yamaguchi, Jun'ichi Yamamoto
- Issey TakahashiYôji
- Aoba KawaiSachiko
- Kenichi KawasakiTanaka
- Tarō Suwa
- Shoichiro Masumoto
- Ayano Yamamoto
- Toru Tezuka
- Takashi Naha
- Shuya Yoshimoto