Zero Woman: The Hunted

"Exciting! Exotic! Explosive!"

1997 1h 19m JA

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★4.7TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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A woman with no past or identity, Rei is a gorgeous undercover agent for the Zero Department, a deadly shadow division of the police force. But her skillshave made her a threat and this sleek, sexy assassin has been marked for death by a rival organization. It will take this deadly seductress every ounce of her cunning to survive!

“Exciting! Exotic! Explosive!”

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Cast

Mikiyo Ohno
Rei (aka Zero Woman)
Reina Tanaka
Naomi
Kou Watanabe
Shiina, the waiter
Daisuke Ryū
Mutoh
Kazuki Nagasawa
Gohara, the assassin
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Yamamoto, restaurant owner
Viktor Krüger
Bodyguard
Alexander Otsuka
Bodyguard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norihisa Yoshimura
Writers: Takafumi Ota, Akiko Yamanaga, Norihisa Yoshimura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

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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5 / 8

CAST

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Mikiyo Ohno and Reina Tanaka and Kou Watanabe carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Exciting! Exotic! Explosive!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0331720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norihisa Yoshimura directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
229 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.
5Mikiyo Ohno and Reina Tanaka and Kou Watanabe carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Exciting! Exotic! Explosive!".
7IMDB entry: tt0331720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 79 min · 1h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Zero Woman: The Hunted (1997)

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.