Assault Girls

Assault Girls

Let the game begin.

2009 · 71 min · ★ 4.6 · Science Fiction, Action, Horror

Three women and one man - with an assortment of weaponry - wage war against giant mutant sandwhales in a barren digital landscape, all to achieve points within the virtual reality video game called Avalon.

Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Written by Mamoru Oshii

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