Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

1974 1h 28m JA

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★6.4TMDB · 61

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Synopsis

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Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. Agent Zero is let out of prison with the mission of going undercover to find the politician's daughter and return her safely. Using her deadly red handcuffs, she disposes of the criminals one by one.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Miki Sugimoto
Rei, Zero woman
Eiji Gō
Yoshihide
Tetsuro Tamba
Nagumo
Hideo Murota
Kusaka
Yōko Mihara
Sesum, the Madame
Ichiro Araki
Saburô Seki
Seiji Endō
Tooru Inaba
Rokkō Toura
Tani / Police

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukio Noda
Writers: Hirō Matsuda, Fumio Kōnami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yukio Noda, shot by Yoshio Nakajima. 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 Shunsuke Kikuchi. 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 Fumio Soda 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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Miki Sugimoto and Eiji Gō and Tetsuro Tamba carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0283693 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yukio Noda directs. Yoshio Nakajima behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Fumio Soda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Zero Woman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yukio Noda, shot by Yoshio Nakajima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fumio Soda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Miki Sugimoto and Eiji Gō and Tetsuro Tamba carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0283693 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "rape", "undercover", "kidnapping", "detective".

The technical file

Cinematography: Yoshio Nakajima
Original score: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Editing: Fumio Soda
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)

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.