Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)

After a politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, a brutal policewoman is released from jail and sent after them.

Director:

Yukio Noda

Writers:

Fumio Kônami (screenplay), Hirô Matsuda (screenplay)

Stars:

Miki Sugimoto, Eiji Gô, Tetsurô Tanba

Cast

Credited cast:
Miki Sugimoto	...	Rei, Zero woman
Eiji Gô	...	Yoshihide Nakahara
Tetsurô Tanba	...	Zengo Nagumo
Hideo Murota	...	Masashi Kusaka
Yôko Mihara	...	Katsuko Yano, the Madame
Ichirô Araki	...	Saburô Seki
Seiji Endô	...	Tooru Inaba
Hiromi Kishi	...	Kyôko Nagumo - Zengo's Daughter
Rokkô Toura	...	Tani / Police
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Iwao Dan	...	Yamanaka
Kôji Fujiyama	...	Mishima
Emi Kakizawa	...	Emi
Genji Kawai	...	Katô
Toshie Kokabu	...	Female Prisoner
Akira Kuji	...	Inoue

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

overhead camera shot | drive by shooting | f rated | pinku eiga | female protagonist | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Body count: 19.

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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006)

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Soundtracks

Claw Marks of a Woman (Onna no Tsume-ato)
Music & Arranged by Shunsuke Kikuchi
Lyrics by Masao Ishizaka
Performed by Miki Sugimoto

User Reviews

A Provocative and Sexually-Explicit Japanese Crime-Drama

"Rei" (Miki Sugimoto) is an undercover police officer who is working on a case involving the brutal murder of a young woman. One night at a nightclub she makes the acquaintance of a foreigner who buys her several drinks and then takes her to his apartment room where he intends on dispatching her in the same manner he murdered his other victim. Fortunately, she turns the tables on him and kills him first. Unfortunately, when it is discovered that the man was a foreign dignitary the police chief decides to throw her into prison without a trial or charges being preferred to avoid a possible scandal. Her situation changes, however, when the daughter of the incoming Prime Minister is kidnapped and Rei's services are required to rescue her at all costs. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a provocative crime-drama which featured plenty of action along with two attractive actresses in Hiromi Kishi (as the Prime Minister's daughter "Kyoko Nagumo") and the aforementioned Miki Sugimoto. On the flip side, some of the acting was a bit over-the-top as were some of the special effects as well. I should probably also mention that this is an extremely violent film which had several brutal scenes involving rape and nudity which might not appeal to all audiences. In any case, it's an interesting movie and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

21 May 1974 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1