Meisa Kuroki, Rinko Kikuchi And Hinako Saeki Go Sand Worm Hunting In Assault Girls

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Sources: Twitch / Affenheim Theater / Avery Guerra

What is it about the "Tremors" movies? I can watch those films over and over again and never get tired of them. And I'm not alone, just about everybody I know likes them to. Is there some primordial attraction we human beings have for worms? Or is it that the idea of really huge ones that hunt people from underground scares the crap out of us? Maybe early man was himself hunted by such prehistoric terrors? We may never know.

Of course, the concept for these giant underground killers didn't originate with "Tremors". The giant "Graboids", as they are called, were inspired by the giant sand worms from Frank Herbert's "Dune" novels.

Well it seems that Japanese director Mamoru Oshii is a huge Herbert reader as well, drawing inspiration for his latest film, "Assault Girls", directly from the book series.

Of course, Oshii has put his own twist on the sand worm concept, adding three lovely females, played by Meisa Kuroki, Rinko Kikuchi and Hinako Saeki, to the mix.

These three sexy hunters land on a remote desert planet that has been destroyed by giant worms called Suna Kujira (sand whales). Their quest is to kill the largest, and most deadly of the species, the dreaded Madara Suna Kujira (spotted sand whale). With an arsenal of various weapons at their disposal the three intergalactic big game hunters enter into a game of hunter vs hunted. Only which is which?

"Assault Girls" is based on a series of short films produced by Oshii which also starred Kuroki, Kikuchi and Saeki as intergalactic mercenaries.

The film is already well into production and is scheduled to be released December 19th in Japan.

Here are your three lovely worm hunters:

Hinako Saeki

Meisa Kuroki

Rinko Kikuchi