Zero Woman: Dangerous Game

"Lovely! Luscious! Lethal!"

1998 1h 20m JA

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★4.6TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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In this installment of the Zero Woman series, Rei, the number-one assassin of the Tokyo Police Department's secret Zero Division, has been assigned to take out a notorious gangster responsible for dozens of murders. At the same time, she must protect the gangster's mistress from the hitmen who want to keep her from telling the police what she knows. At first, both women are upset about the arrangement, but they eventually come to appreciate each other.

“Lovely! Luscious! Lethal!”

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Cast

Chieko Shiratori
Rei
Ichiho Matsuda
Nana
Terunori Miyazaki
Natsume, Nana's lover
Ken Miyawaki
Yamaguchi, Medical Examiner
Daisuke Ryū
Mutoh
Masayoshi Nogami
Kaneda
Shirō Shimomoto
Kirishima, doctor
Keizo Nagashima
Tanase, Kaneda's subordinate

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hidekazu Takahara
Writers: Hidekazu Takahara, Takashi Kaneda, Miyuki Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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28 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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CAST

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Chieko Shiratori and Ichiho Matsuda and Terunori Miyazaki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Lovely! Luscious! Lethal!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0267141 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hidekazu Takahara directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 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.
5Chieko Shiratori and Ichiho Matsuda and Terunori Miyazaki carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Lovely! Luscious! Lethal!".
7IMDB entry: tt0267141 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Zero Woman: Dangerous Game (1998)

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.