ANDROMEDIA aka ANDOROMEDIA

Year: 1998
USA: Pathfinder Pictures
Cast: Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara, Hitoe Arakaki, Tsunehiko Watase, Naoto Takenaka, Christopher Doyle, Kippei Shiina, Kenji Harada, RyO Karato, Tomorowo Taguchi, Issa Hentona, Shinobu Miyara, Yukinari Tamaki , Ken Okumoto
Director: Takashi Miike
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese (English subtitles)
USA: 109 mins
USA Release Date: 8 October 2004 (Limited Release - New York)

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Synopsis

Mai and her friends has an inseparable bond since childhood. But as of late, their friendship is questioned when their romantic relationships get in the way of others. But before Mai can make amends, she is unfortunately killed in a traffic accident. Distraught with her death, Mai's father implements his ongoing research of recording a person's memory into a microchip. His years of work finally pay off and Mai is alive again - through a computer.

But trouble soon brews when a large corporation sends some thugs to retrieve Mai and the technology by forcible means. But before they can get to Mai, her father luckily safehavens her into her former boyfriend's laptop. Now the chase is on for the laptop and Mai's boyfriend and former friends have to run to keep her safe.

From the director of AUDITION and ICHI THE KILLER!