Cutie Honey (2004)

Cutie Honey is a Japanese live-action movie directed by Hideaki Anno. It is based on a popular manga and anime franchise created by Go Nagai. The film premiered at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival on February 19, 2004 and was released domestically by Warner Bros. on May 29, 2004.

Eriko Sato stars as the beautiful cyborg Honey Kisaragi. When Honey finds out her uncle has been kidnapped by the evil organization Panther Claw she uses her father’s invention, the “Love System”, to transform into Cutie Honey and rescue him. It turn’s out Panther Claw’s intentions are more insidious than a simple kidnapping.

Panther Claw’s leader, Sister Jill, wants the Love System and will stop at nothing to get it. Honey teams up with reporter Seiji Hayami (Jun Murakami) and uptight police office Natsuko (Mikako Ichikawa) to stop Panther Claw’s activities once and for all.