Lesbian romance, gun violence, and Riki Takeuchi; what's not to love?
Despite marketing itself as a Riki Takeuchi film, the main stars are actually the two female leads, Miho Nomoto and Aya Nakamura, while Riki is relegated to a tertiary character. This is not a complaint, though. The two leads are thoroughly entertaining and their quasi-romantic criminal team-up is great fun.
It's a bit tamer than its contemporaries in the straight-to-video Japanese V-Cinema days, but it remains a solid entry due to its energy and characters. The violence, while brief, is punchy and intense. The plot is entertaining, even if it is needlessly convoluted in its unfolding. But the main draw, for me at least, is the cinematography and editing. It's almost always fun to look at. And for a movie that is primarily driven by its dialogue and intrigue, it never once feels slow.
It's worth noting that it is still an exploitation film at its core, and despite the female-empowerment present in the main thrust of the plot, there is still a fair amount of violence against women, alongside some fairly bloody kills/wounds. So fair warning if those are deal-breakers for you.
All in all, if it's your kind of thing, you're probably gonna have a good time.
Despite marketing itself as a Riki Takeuchi film, the main stars are actually the two female leads, Miho Nomoto and Aya Nakamura, while Riki is relegated to a tertiary character. This is not a complaint, though. The two leads are thoroughly entertaining and their quasi-romantic criminal team-up is great fun.
It's a bit tamer than its contemporaries in the straight-to-video Japanese V-Cinema days, but it remains a solid entry due to its energy and characters. The violence, while brief, is punchy and intense. The plot is entertaining, even if it is needlessly convoluted in its unfolding. But the main draw, for me at least, is the cinematography and editing. It's almost always fun to look at. And for a movie that is primarily driven by its dialogue and intrigue, it never once feels slow.
It's worth noting that it is still an exploitation film at its core, and despite the female-empowerment present in the main thrust of the plot, there is still a fair amount of violence against women, alongside some fairly bloody kills/wounds. So fair warning if those are deal-breakers for you.
All in all, if it's your kind of thing, you're probably gonna have a good time.