Early Reins

2003 0h 44m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

AnimationWesternActionCrime

Synopsis

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The good, the bad, and the drop-dead gorgeous. The train en route to Sunshine Hill City holds six very deadly and beautiful women. In the days of stagecoaches, cowboys, and highway robbery. On this particular day when a steam-train hauling valuable cargo is hijacked by rogue bandits, it's up to 6 female strangers to save the day. These ladies prove that you don't have to be a man to stop the bad guys.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomoko Kawakami
Margaret (voice)
Aiko Yanagihara
Laura (voice)
Yuko Mizutani
Helen (voice)
Junko Takeuchi
Caroline (voice)
Yoko Sasaki
Janet (voice)
Chiaki Ōsawa
Alice (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Heaven's Hill Boss (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Engineer (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuji Asada
Writers: Shouji Yonemura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuji Asada, shot by Hidetoshi Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shinya Morimoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Toshio Henmi 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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Tomoko Kawakami and Aiko Yanagihara and Yuko Mizutani carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3168966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuji Asada directs. Hidetoshi Watanabe behind the camera. Shinya Morimoto scores. Toshio Henmi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Directed by Yuji Asada, shot by Hidetoshi Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shinya Morimoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Toshio Henmi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tomoko Kawakami and Aiko Yanagihara and Yuko Mizutani carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3168966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.