XX: Beautiful Killing Machine

1996 1h 34m JA

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 22

CrimeAction

Synopsis

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Cheryl, a sexy bodyguard, crosses paths with a hit man from her past; she is forced to use all her skills, including the art of seduction, to escape.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rei Natsume
Cheryl
Saiko Isshiki
Dr. Kyoko Hayami
Shunsuke Kariya
Mark
Naomasa Musaka
Kou Sawamura
Kenichi Endo
The Owl
Tetsu Watanabe
Boat Man
Yozaburo Ito
Ear Eye

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahito Hara
Writers: Toshiyuki Tabe, Arimasa Osawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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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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CRAFT

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Part of the "XX" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Rei Natsume and Saiko Isshiki and Shunsuke Kariya carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0229058 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahito Hara directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "XX" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Rei Natsume and Saiko Isshiki and Shunsuke Kariya carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0229058 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.