After killing her intended target an assassin by the name of "Rei" (Kumiko Takeda) unexpectedly flashes back to a tragic childhood event and is so troubled by it that she decides to quit her chosen profession. Needless to say this displeases her boss but her emotions are so strong that she soon becomes depressed and suicidal. However, it gets even worse as the crime lords she was hunting soon hire an assassin of their own named "Katsumura" (Keiji Matsuda) to kill her. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a decent crime-drama which I found to be entertaining enough. It certainly had its share of attractive women in Mari Nishina (as "Tomomi"), Marie Jinno ("Sayako") and the extremely beautiful Kumiko Takeda to enhance the scenery. Having said that, however, I must admit that the English dubbing was so drab and basic that I question whether having subtitles would have been an improvement. In any case, while this film clearly wasn't the best in the "Zero Woman" series it was still a worthwhile entry and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
Review of Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers
