Good luck figuring out the plot of ‘Triangle Connection’—but it sure looks fun

Admittedly, I’ve been holding off on posting anything about Kazunori Kitasaki’s Triangle Connection (Tora Kone) for about two months now—mostly because I’ve had a hard time making any sense of the plot (in any language). But it’s getting close to release now and I’m not going to just let this one go completely unnoticed.

Plot: 16 years ago a popular television show was on the air called “Space Ninja: Starshadow”. It was very popular with children, but when a stuntman was injured during the filming, the star (Kenji Ohba) felt so guilty about it he abruptly left the show.

Three high school girls; Eruna (Minami Tsukui), Yuika (Yui Sawada), and Maria (Yui Iwata) hang out in the Tennoji district of Osaka. The centerpiece of their group, Maria, is a popular teen idol. One day during one of Maria’s fan gatherings, she meets a math genius named Takehiko from Keihanna university who just managed to escape from a group of terrorists with the program needed to stop several bombs planted throughout Osaka from detonating. As Maria and her friends get caught up in Takehiko’s frantic attempt to save Osaka, Starshadow suddenly appears to help fight the terrorists.

Although the movie does feature a few well-known actors like Kenichi Endo and Kenji Ohba, the real stars are young idols that most people haven’t heard of yet. The main character, Takehiko Machida, is played by Taiyo Sugiura. He hasn’t been in a ton of stuff with international appeal yet, but he’s probably best known for being the guy that knocked up former Morning Musume member Tsuji Nozomi, effectively retiring her from the idol biz at the ripe old age of 20. As for Maria and her gang, they’re all relative newcomers and haven’t done much aside from the typical teen idol modeling and blogging. Although some may recognize Minami Tsukui from her starring role in Go Ohara’s recently-released Geishas vs Ninjas.

First trailer via Youtube:

Trailer 2:

“Triangle Connection” is slated for release in Japan on November 8, 2008.

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Tags: kazunori kitasaki, kenichi endo, kenji ohba, minami tsukui, taiyo sugiura, tatsuya gashuin, triangle connection, yui iwata, yui sawada