Japan Synopsis
ハイキック・ガール!
“More than just a cute high school girl. She is a master of karate!”
High schooler Kei Tsuchiya joins The Destroyers when she decides that her longtime karate master is holding her back. She realizes her mistake but it's too late.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with High Kick Girl!. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Adventure + Action in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding High Kick Girl! itself).
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
In the crowded 2008-2010 Japan release window, High Kick Girl! sits at #359 of 386. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when High Kick Girl! premiered alongside 123 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other Japan films in 2009.
The 2207th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 43th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on High Kick Girl!, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- girl heroine · 4
- karate · 22
- teenage girl · 22
- schoolgirl · 22
- martial arts · 369
- fight · 60
- female protagonist · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,399 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (4th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #1,202 of 1,216 (top 99%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 1h 21m |
| Release Date | May 30, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1406157 |
| Official Site | www.highkick-girl.com |