Baby Assassins
Seen it?2021 | 95 min | Action, Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Two high school girls who are about to graduate also happen to be highly-skilled assassins. When the organization they work for orders them to share a room, their relationship quickly sours. But when they become targets of the yakuza, the girls realize they'll have to work together to survive.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 50K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yugo Sakamoto
- Akari TakaishiChisato Sugimoto
- Saori IzawaMahiro Fukagawa
- Mone AkitaniHimari Hamaoka
- Yasukaze MotomiyaIppei Hamaoka
- Satoshi UekiyaKazuki Hamaoka
- Nagiko TsujiNagiko
- Masanori MimotoWatabe
- Yukina FukushimaHimeko
- Takashi NishinaOwner of Japanese Sweets Shop
- Tsubasa TobinagaSusano