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...role as a cartoon heroine in the new movie Cutie Honey, Eriko Sato pouts, giggles, and snuffs out a gang of villains who threaten to destroy Tokyo. It's exactly the kind of bubblegum part that might give a serious young actress second thoughts. But in Japan, where manga and anim? characters are treated with almost spiritual reverence, stepping into Cutie Honey's go-go boots means becoming the custodian of a national treasure?and Sato, 22, is delighted with the assignment. "You really think I look like a cartoon character?" she bubbles, pinching her cheeks as if to prove...
...With her big-eyed visage gazing down from the nation's billboards and Jumbotrons, Sato is the face of Japan's latest film fashion: a slew of classic cartoons remade as live-action movies. Forget about Spider-Man 2, this summer's much-hyped American comic-book film; Spidey is just a gaijin in a tight suit. From the lithe, demon-slaying Devilman to the clunky robot Iron Man 28, Japan has its own superhero pantheon that is ripe for recycling on the big screen. The Japanese love of cartoon heroes started with the birth in 1952 of Astro...
...campy movie marked by performances that are so over-the-top you expect the actors to wink at the camera after every line. The special effects also reveal the movie's limited budget. Fight scenes are strangely static, and computer-generated visuals are unpolished. Despite a charming performance from Sato, much of the film seems devoted to giving people a chance to ogle her in an array of fetching costumes?and in all fairness, she does an excellent job of being oglable...
...resulted in harm. I'm not in favor of human cloning, but we must be prepared for the risks of advances in this technology. I'm afraid that we will never be able to get the benefits of human embryos without having cloned humans walking down the street. Ryuichi Sato Nagano, Japan...
...kind of a dream come true,” Sato said. “It was amazing to see that black thing cross the goal...