Cutie Honey

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***Cutie Honey***  (CUTIE HONEY キューティーハニー,   *Kyūtī Hanī*?) is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu live-action film produced by Towani and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. It was released to Japanese theaters on May 29, 2004 and released by Madman in Oceania the same decad.

## Plot

he kidnapping of Dr. Utsuki, a scientist, occurred. Metropolitan Police Department  Inspector Akinatsuko of the 8th Division of the Public Security Department rushes to the Umihotaru parking area. There was a Panther Claw executive Gold Claw. A part of the police force reveals the identity of the Panther Claw combatant, and Natsuko falls into a desperate situation. It was a female police officer who saved it. She was the niece of Dr. Utsuki, Honey Kisaragi. Honey regains Dr. Utsugi by making full use of her transformation ability, and transforms into a female warrior Cutie Honey to repel Panther Claw.

Recently, there have been frequent cases of mass robbery of precious metals and disappearances of young women in Tokyo. Natsuko suspects Panther Claw's involvement in these incidents and begins chasing Cutie Honey, who disappeared with a flash of light from Umihotaru.

Meanwhile, Honey begins her own search for Dr. Utsuki, who was kidnapped by Panther Claw again. In the process, he meets Aoji Hayami, who claims to be a newspaper reporter, every morning. The youth told Honey about Panther Claw.

Natsuko chasing Cutie Honey arrives at Tachibana General Trading Co., Ltd., where Kisaragi Honey works as an office lady. Around that time, Panther Claw executive Cobalt Claw also infiltrated Tachibana General Trading, aiming for Cutie Honey. Cobalt Claw attacks them while Natsuko is cross-examining Honey. Honey escapes into the elevator with Natsuko, where she is detained by Cobalt Claw. In order to save Natsuko, Honey transforms into Cutie Honey and fights in front of Natsuko. In the process, Honey, driven by revenge on Panther Claw who killed his father, Dr. Kisaragi, releases all the energy of the I system and heats Cobalt Claw to death.

Immediately after defeating Cobalt Claw, Natsuko takes the fainted honey home and takes care of her. Awakened Honey reveals to Natsuko that she is an android made by Dr. Kisaragi.

Natsuko is blamed for the lack of progress in the investigation of Panther Claw-related cases and is excluded from the investigation. Meanwhile, an invitation from Panther Claw arrives at Honey who joined the youth. Honey, Natsuko, and Aoji take their respective routes to the enemy's home base, Jill Tower.

A huge Jill Tower appears from the basement of Tokyo Tower in front of Honey who was waiting at the designated place. Panther Claw executive Scarlet Claw stands in front of Cutie Honey heading to Jill Tower. Scarlet Claw shoots a powerful light bullet from his mouth, but is repelled by Cutie's Silver Foil and repelled.

The last Panther Claw executive, Black Claw, appears in front of Honey when he reaches Jill Tower. Black Claw holds a weapon in both hands and attacks while spinning at high speed to hunt down the honey, but the honey falls to the honey boomerang released from a close distance.

Honey arrives under Sister Jill and confirms that Dr. Utsuki has been successfully rescued, but Natsuko is taken hostage. To save Natsuko, Honey accepts that she will nourish Sister Jill. Honey is about to be absorbed by Sister Jill. Aoji rushes there and hands the gun to Natsuko who was released. Natsuko shoots at the switch of Honey's choker. A bullet pushed the switch and the I system was activated, and Sister Jill, wrapped in the light of love, was purified and transformed into a dead flower.

Jill Tower collapses and Panther Claw is destroyed. The old peace was back in the city.

## Cast

* Eriko Sato   as   Cutie Honey/Kisaragi Honey

## Staff

* Production: Yoshiji Kaga , Tetsuya Kato
* Planning: Seiji Okuda , Tetsuya Nakajima
* Original: Go Nagai
* Screenplay: Rumi Takahashi, Hideaki Anno
* Music: Mikio Endo
* Assistant Director: Katsuro Onoue , Masayuki
* Photo: Kosuke Matsushima
* Art: Hisashi Sasaki
* Lighting: Sosuke Yoshikaku
* VE: Shinji Yanagi, Kiyomi Chiba
* Recording: Yasuo Hashimoto, Mitsugu Shiratori
* Edited by: Hiroshi Okuda
* Scripter: Junko Kawashima
* Assistant Director: Hideo Mizumura
* Producer: Masaya Kajikawa
* Beauty Director: Isao Tsuge
* Character design: Katsuya Terada , Moyoco Anno , Yutaka Izubuchi, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto , Shinichi Sugimura
* Honey & Panther Claw Costume Production: SOC
* Panther Claw Costume Production: Dango Takeda
* Special Makeup: Tomoo Haraguchi
* Gun effect: Kikuo Notomi
* Action Director: Kazuyoshi Yamada
* Martial arts instruction: Cynthia Raster
* Planning cooperation: Dynamic Planning, Shinji Higuchi , Hiroyuki Yamaga, Shimpei Ito , Shingo Sekine
* Production: Cutie Honey Production Committee ( Twani , Bop , Nippon Television Music , Bandai , WOWOW , Tokyu Recreation , LATERNA )
* Special news production: Katsuhito Ishii
* Special effects director: Makoto Kamiya
* VFX Producer: Tetsuo Ohya
* VFX Supervisor: Atsuki Sato (Computer Head) , Nobutaka Doki
* Distribution / Promotion: Warner Bros. Movies
* Animation production: Toei Animation
* Production cooperation: Cine Bazaar
* Production: Towani
* Producers: Morio Amagi, Motoo Kawabata
* Director: Hideak

## Box office results

* Box office revenue: 420 million yen
* Audience mobilization: 280,000