Mai-chan no nichijô

Sure the practical effects were cool I guess, but it was laughable and lame. Go watch real horror.

Mai Chan's Daily Life is possibly the most infamous Ero-Guro (gore porn) manga ever made and I was excited and little skeptical about this live-action adaptation. Seeing as some of the scenarios depicted in the manga are not only extremely over-the-top and ridiculous (the tiger scene) but some would be illegal to recreate with real-life actors (the depraved acts involving young children). Indeed, this was Teletubbies compared to the manga, but it does still manage to squeeze in a palatable amount of Ero-Guro goodness in its slim running time.

Finger-chopping, high heels inserted into open wounds and eroticised disembowelment are just a few of the niceties that lie within. Of coarse, there is also no shortage of titillation and maid fetishism for those who are into that.

Clocking in at barely an hour, the movie doesn't outstay its welcome, and it doesn't pretend to be anything its not. I would love to see what the director could do with a bigger budget. Sequel maybe?

If you threw about Y300 million at this, it would be a great work of horror. It never touched on that the master rents poor Mai out for money to be tortured, and the fx would have been sooo much better.

I think it's a good try for the money they had, but I have to only rate a 6, just because it could have easily been the new Texas Chainsaw or better.

Hidden inside this erotic gore fest of blood, voyeurism, sadistic sexual acts and Cannibalism is a romantic love story.

A woman answers a help wanted ad to become a live in maid at a remote location for a recluse man in a wheelchair who speaks only through whispering orders to his assistant the head Madame of the home. Once the new maid gets hired she realizes there's one more maid who also works there and that maid will be her senior maid. But once the senior maid shows her the ropes the new maid realizes there is a very sadistic vibe to these chores but what the new maid doesnt realize yet is the senior maid harbors a secret that will open her mind and heart seducing her in a way she never dreamed could be possible.

'120 days of sodom', 'A Serbian Film', 'The Guinea pig series' these are films that are categorized as disturbing movies. Whether it's rape, dismemberment, a ton of blood and guts or incest these are things If seen visually for a majority of people would make them feel very uncomfortable. And it's always a little different for everyone so some scenes may not rub you the wrong way while others make you wanna puke. Now I'm not saying that "Mai-Chan's Daily Life" is the most disturbing movie I've seen but this beautiful tale starring the gorgeous model "Miyoka Akane" surely has more then a few moments.

The macab Style videography to this film adds to it's sensualness while amplifying the morbid encounters scene after scene. The first 5 mins. started off a little sketchy portraying a memory but after that the iso was reduced and the lens aperture increased capturing some stunning macro shots of the girls beguiling each other.

The music is also very beautiful at times playing symphony's and orchestra's while eating outdoors and sitting in a sunflower field. As wild as this movie gets with blood and Cannibalism it never strays off course from maintaining a straight objective for conveying or developing a love story.

This film only features a total of five person's but with clear direction, good acting and writing that doesn't waste time this film has amazing pace and keeps you entertained for the entire 1 hr. 3 min. run time.

The special effects at times looked better in some scenes then others but everything was at par or above. I mean who really knows what chewing someone's intestines really looks like.

All in all I give this film a great movie rating at 8. With a unique and interesting storyline, beautiful sexy actors, grotesque gore, urination and puss filled wounds this erotic Asian indie film is destined to become a cult favorite among those who like movies that tend to disturb most people. I know I do.

Miyako (gravure idol Miyako Akane) takes a job at a remote manor house, working alongside senior maid Mai-chan (An Koshi), whose body has remarkable regenerative powers. Miyako is surprised when her master (Shôgo Maruyama) and head maid Kaede (Soaco Roman) torture Mai, cutting off her finger and removing her eyeball (Kaede eating the juicy orb), but she also finds herself excited by the violent acts and longs to mutilate and devour Mai herself.

Based on the ero guro manga by Waita Uziga, Mai-chan's Daily Life is gory and perverse nonsense, featuring graphic scenes of sadism, humiliation, and cannibalism, with a hefty dose of nudity and fetishism. We get chainsaw dismemberment, intestine fondling, and those familiar Japanese obsessions, upskirt shots and peeing, and yet it's all too absurd to be considered disturbing or shocking (although I still wouldn't recommend showing it to granny or the kids). Director Sade Satô's tendency to use tacky video filters and switch to monochrome for no reason is irritating: black and white gore is never very satisfying.

5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for the music. Recommended to fans of the later Guinea Pig films such as He Never Dies (1986) and Android of Notre Dame (1988).