Mutant Girls Squad (2010)

Mutant Girls Squad is a Japanese movie co-directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura, Tak Sakaguchi, and Noboru Iguchi. The film was produced under Nikkatsu’s Sushi Typhoon label with the goal of international distribution. It was released by Toei Video in Japan on May 22, 2010 and had its North American premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival on July 3, 2010.

Yumi Sugimoto stars as Rin, a seemingly normal high school girl. However, on her 16th birthday, her life changes forever when her house is stormed by government special forces who brutally kill both her parents. Just then, dormant mutant genes in her body take over, transforming her arm into sharp claw which she instinctively uses to slaughter the soldiers.

While attempting to flee her hometown, she comes across a group of girls who were also born with mutations. They call themselves “Hiruko” and claim that their kind have lived in Japan far longer than normal humans have. Each girl has the ability to transform parts of their bodies into deadly weapons. Together they form a team and train to one day take revenge against the Japanese society that has been persecuting them for centuries.