Meatball Machine story
Meatball Machine (ミートボールマシン, Mītobōru mashin) is a 2005 Japanese tokusatsu horror film directed by Yūdai Yamaguchi and Jun'ichi Yamamoto based on a film by Yamamoto from 1999. It was followed by a sequel, Meatball Machine: Kodoku. Synopsis: Parasites of extraterrestrial origin take over human bodies and use their flesh to create biomechanical weapons which they use to fight each other.
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| cyborg | major | The hero of the story Yōji was transformed into a biomechanical monstrosity by an alien parasite, as was his love interest, Sachiko, along with many others. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | Bug-like alien parasites were going around transforming people into biomechanical monstrosities. |
| infatuation | major | The hero of the story Yōji fell for with his coworker, Sachiko, but was too shy to tell her of his interest. |
| parasitic being | major | Bug-like alien parasites were going around transforming people into biomechanical monstrosities. |
| secret crush | major | The hero of the story Yōji became infatuated with his coworker, Sachiko, but was too shy to tell her of his interest. |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | major | The story explores the mild manner factory worker Yōji's experience of being transformed into a biomechanical monstrosity of some sort. |
| child abuse | minor | Sachiko revealed to Yōji about how she'd suffered horrible physical abuse at the hands of her father. |
| coping with being disfigured | minor | Sachiko was self-conscious of her grotesquely scarred body. |
| coping with unwelcome romantic attention | minor | A crossdresser made a series of unrequited amorous advances at Yōji in the movie theater. |
| father and daughter | minor | Doi was capturing unsuspecting humans and using them as feed for his alien parasitized daughter, Michino. |