
Geisha Assassin
Seen it?2008 | 78 min | Action
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Kill Bill: Vol. 1, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
One rainy night in the Edo period, Kotono (a geisha) confronts samurais who killed her father. The samurais attack her one after another, but she fights hard against samurais with her sword. Kotono tries to chase the samurais who scramble to escape. Yet now three ninjas stand up against her. Kotono drops her sword by their wave of assaults. Can she beat them?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gô Ohara
- Minami TsukuiKotono / Kotomi Yamabe
- Shigeru KanaiKatagiri Hyo-e / Samurai
- Nao NagasawaKumiichi / Ninja woman
- Taka OkuboToji / Priest
- Satoshi HakuzenGo-an / Monk
- Shuji KorimotoAssassin
- Kaori SakaiAinu woman
- Yasutaka YuukiRonin #1
- Makoto KaiRonin #2
- Uran MiyanoKotomi as Geisha Child