Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
Seen it?1998 | 80 min | Action, Thriller, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- Right up the alley of anyone who likes their action precise and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Lean and efficient, like its main character.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 20 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
In this installment of the Zero Woman series, Rei, the number-one assassin of the Tokyo Police Department's secret Zero Division, has been assigned to take out a notorious gangster responsible for dozens of murders. At the same time, she must protect the gangster's mistress from the hitmen who want to keep her from telling the police what she knows. At first, both women are upset about the arrangement, but they eventually come to appreciate each other.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hidekazu Takahara
- Chieko ShiratoriRei
- Ichiho MatsudaNana
- Terunori MiyazakiNatsume, Nana's lover
- Ken MiyawakiYamaguchi, Medical Examiner
- Daisuke RyūMutoh
- Masayoshi NogamiKaneda
- Shirō ShimomotoKirishima, doctor
- Keizo NagashimaTanase, Kaneda's subordinate
- Tadashi OkunoSatake, Minister of Health and Welfare
- Hajime Tsukumo