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Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

Original title: Zeroka no onna: Akai wappa
  • 19741974
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
919
YOUR RATING
Miki Sugimoto in Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
ActionCrimeDrama
After a politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, a brutal policewoman is released from jail and sent after them.After a politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, a brutal policewoman is released from jail and sent after them.After a politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, a brutal policewoman is released from jail and sent after them.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
919
YOUR RATING
    • Yukio Noda
    • Fumio Kônami(screenplay)
    • Hirô Matsuda(screenplay)
    • Tooru Shinohara(manga)
  • Stars
    • Miki Sugimoto
    • Eiji Gô
    • Tetsurô Tanba
    • Yukio Noda
    • Fumio Kônami(screenplay)
    • Hirô Matsuda(screenplay)
    • Tooru Shinohara(manga)
  • Stars
    • Miki Sugimoto
    • Eiji Gô
    • Tetsurô Tanba
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Miki Sugimoto in Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Miki Sugimoto in Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Miki Sugimoto in Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Miki Sugimoto in Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Miki Sugimoto in Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Miki Sugimoto in Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Miki Sugimoto in Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
    Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)

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    Miki Sugimoto
    Miki Sugimoto
    • Rei, Zero woman
    Eiji Gô
    Eiji Gô
    • Yoshihide Nakahara
    Tetsurô Tanba
    Tetsurô Tanba
    • Zengo Nagumo
    Hideo Murota
    • Masashi Kusaka
    Yôko Mihara
    Yôko Mihara
    • Katsuko Yano
    Ichirô Araki
    • Saburô Seki
    Seiji Endô
    • Tôru Inaba
    Hiromi Kishi
    • Kyôko Nagumo
    Rokkô Toura
    Rokkô Toura
    • Tani
    Iwao Dan
    • Yamanaka
    Kôji Fujiyama
    Kôji Fujiyama
    • Mishima
    Ralph Jesser
    • Richard Saxon
    Emi Kakizawa
    • Amy
    Naoyuki Kanno
    • Tsuguo Noro
    Genji Kawai
    • Katô
    Osamu Kimura
    • Police
    Toshie Kokabu
    • Female Prisoner
    Akira Kuji
    • Inoue
      • Yukio Noda
      • Fumio Kônami(screenplay)
      • Hirô Matsuda(screenplay)
      • Tooru Shinohara(manga)
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    • Trivia
      Body count: 19.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Claw Marks of a Woman (Onna no Tsume-ato)
      Music & Arranged by Shunsuke Kikuchi

      Lyrics by Masao Ishizaka

      Performed by Miki Sugimoto

    User reviews23

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    6/10
    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.
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      • May 21, 1974 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
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      • Toei Company
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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