Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers

1996 1h 26m JA

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★4.5TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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A special agent of the Tokyo Police has been given the assignment of assassinating a group of crime bosses. Soon afterwards, she encounters the hitman the crime bosses have sent to kill her. After talking together, they discover that they are equally reluctant to carry out their assignments. They are pushed onward by their respective bosses, however, until they must both decide where their loyalties truly lie.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kumiko Takeda
Rei (aka Zero Woman)
Keiji Matsuda
Katsumura
Tokuma Nishioka
Takefuji
Marie Jinno
Sayako
Charlie Yutani
Daidohji
Mari Nishina
Tomomi
Miyuki Tanigawa
Nao Ishibashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahide Kuwabara
Writers: Seigo Inoue, Masahide Kuwabara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Zero Woman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yukihiro Kokita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kumiko Takeda and Keiji Matsuda and Tokuma Nishioka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0229072 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masahide Kuwabara directs. Yukihiro Kokita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Zero Woman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Yukihiro Kokita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kumiko Takeda and Keiji Matsuda and Tokuma Nishioka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0229072 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Yukihiro Kokita
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers (1996)

Part of

Zero Woman Collection

The series chronicles the adventures of a woman Rei, who, working for a fictional Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department secret agency called Zero Division, goes undercover to infiltrate and assassinate drug kingpins, mercenaries, and various criminals and their henchmen.