Zero Woman Returns

"The World's Sexiest Agent Strikes Back"

1999 1h 17m JA

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6.3

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5.3

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★6.3TMDB · 27★5.3IMDB · 80

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Synopsis

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Rei, whose undercover role is so guarded that there is no written record of her identity, is well known for her accuracy in completing missions and her willingness to get naked if the situation calls for it. When she's instructed to bust Kayama, who has been buying confiscated drugs from corrupt police officers, she finds herself in a sticky situation -- not only is she attracted to him, but Kayama, like Rei, does not officially exist.

“The World's Sexiest Agent Strikes Back”

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Cast

Saori Ono
Rei
Shigemitsu Ogi
Kayama
Daisuke Ryū
Mutoh
Nao Eguchi
Kawakami, Kayama's mistress
Norihide Goto
Makoto Inamiya
Kodan Nanbu
Mr. Chun
Chung Yoshinobu
Restaurant manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasushi Saisyu
Writers: Genjiro Kaneko
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 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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Saori Ono and Shigemitsu Ogi and Daisuke Ryū carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The World's Sexiest Agent Strikes Back".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0314944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 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.
6Saori Ono and Shigemitsu Ogi and Daisuke Ryū carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The World's Sexiest Agent Strikes Back".
8IMDB entry: tt0314944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Yukihiro Kokita
Runtime: 77 min · 1h 17m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Zero Woman Returns (1999)
IMDB rating: 5.3/10 · 80 votes

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.