Baby Assassins

"They're too young for this s#!t."

2021 1h 35m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 99

ActionDramaComedyMysteryCrime

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Two high school girls who are about to graduate also happen to be highly-skilled assassins. When the organization they work for orders them to share a room, their relationship quickly sours. But when they become targets of the yakuza, the girls realize they'll have to work together to survive.

“They're too young for this s#!t.”

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Cast

Akari Takaishi
Chisato Sugimoto
Saori Izawa
Mahiro Fukagawa
Mone Akitani
Himari Hamaoka
Yasukaze Motomiya
Ippei Hamaoka
Satoshi Uekiya
Kazuki Hamaoka
Nagiko Tsuji
Nagiko
Masanori Mimoto
Watabe
Yukina Fukushima
Himeko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yugo Sakamoto
Writers: Yugo Sakamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Baby Assassins Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yugo Sakamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa and Mone Akitani carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're too young for this s#!t.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15028452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yugo Sakamoto directs. Yugo Sakamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Part of the "Baby Assassins Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Yugo Sakamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa and Mone Akitani carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They're too young for this s#!t.".
8IMDB entry: tt15028452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Editing: Yugo Sakamoto
Production design: IWASAKI Miku
Makeup / hair: AKAI Mizuki
Stunt coordinator: Kensuke Sonomura
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $110,000
Original language: JA
IMDB: Baby Assassins (2021)

Part of

Baby Assassins Collection

Baby Assassins is an action-comedy franchise following the friendship and lives of teenage hitmen Chisato Sugimoto and Mahiro Fukagawa.

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Alunauwie2025-09-26
★ 9/10
Baby Assassins blends action and comedy in a story that starts off slow but gradually becomes more engaging as the plot unfolds. While the initial performances may feel flat and the portrayal of the assassins somewhat inconsistent with their supposed expertise, the film picks up with well-paced conflict and rising tension. Chisato and Mahiro’s dynamic grows more entertaining over time, making this a fun, easy-to-watch film—especially for fans of quirky action flicks with a comedic edge. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com)

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