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Zero Woman is a long-running series of Japanese action movies featuring a recurring character that has been played by a multitude of actresses over the years. You could think of Zero Woman as a collision of La Femme Nikita and Emmanuelle. I don't know for certain if this is an official entry in the series—at the time of writing this review, the title isn't listed on IMDb—but if naked women and bloody violence are the standards for the franchise, Zero Woman R should appeal to the established fan base.
Recruited as an orphan and trained as an assassin, Rei (Atsuko Miura) works for a secret branch of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police called Zero Section. The branch handles cases that can't be handled by conventional policing methods. For example, this is how they bust a gang: Rei goes undercover as an inmate in a women's jail, forms a lesbian relationship with the gang's leader, kills a guard to make their escape, then shoots dead the leader and her underlings. Perhaps not the most efficient way to uphold the law but results are still results.
Demoted police detective Hayami (Masaki Miura) meets Rei in the aftermath of a shooting. Though he's never heard of Zero Section, he takes her word for it when she explains why she's just killed a bunch of people. Hayami, the son of a cop, is a pacifist. "You are not familiar with shooting people with your hands," Rei knowingly tells him. The script would suggest that these two are drawn to each other despite their very different approaches to police work. Rei expresses her conflicted emotions for Hayami in tortured dialogue: "Do you enjoy disturbing me? You didn't disturb me. Don't disturb me right now." It's a complicated relationship that can accurately be described as two actors in a scene at the same time.
The case that has Hayami and Rei crossing paths involves assassinated Japanese industrialists, American army architecture, extreme nationalists and a priest. Throw in a couple of meddling government bureaucrats for good measure. Go ahead, string those elements together for a plot. Whatever you can think of will make more sense than what you're going to see on screen.
Another key character is a woman named Yuki (Sasa Hanada) who is on a killing spree. She may be working for someone or she may be on a personal mission. There's an expectation that she is on course for a showdown with Rei but their storylines don't easily connect.
Rating 18+ - This film is unrated, but may only be viewed by persons 18 years of age or older. By downloading, you are agreeing to our MATURE AUDIENCES AGREEMENT.
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