Never having heard about the 1990 Japanese action sci-fi movie "Onna Batoru Koppu" (aka "Lady Battle Cop"), I was recommended this movie by a friend. So I tracked it down and sat down to watch it.
Upon seeing the movie's cover, I have to admit that I wasn't really harboring much of any grand expectations to director Akihisa Okamoto's 1990 movie. But since I had never heard about it, nor seen it, then of course I opted to give it a fair chance.
"Onna Batoru Koppu" is without a doubt a blatant knock off of the 1987 movie "Robocop", except exposed to a Japanese touch. So expect a somewhat spaced out and over-the-top movie here.
Yup, the storyline in "Onna Batoru Koppu" was cheesy, so very, very cheesy. And that is actually what makes the movie watchable and semi-enjoyable to watch.
The acting performances in the movie were as to be expected from a movie such as this. Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with anyone on the cast list.
Visually then "Onna Batoru Koppu" wasn't really as bad as you might expect. So that counted for something in favor of the movie as well. Cheesy costume design, sure, but fun nonetheless.
"Onna Batoru Koppu" is not a gem in the Japanese cinema, not even by a long shot. And it is the type of movie that you watch once, shelf it and forget about it. There are far worse movies readily available out there.
My rating of "Onna Batoru Koppu" lands on a four out of ten stars.
