Two mismatched
police detectives are in charge of guarding a released prisoner with connections
to a female-only gang of counterfeiters. As the assignment accelerates
and the Feds get involved, this simple case becomes much more complicated
than Mika or Lin were anticipating. Of course, the plot - identical to
countless girls-n-guns genre pics [from IRON
ANGELS to KILLER
ANGELS] - is not the reason to watch this film. Rather, it's the
chemistry (or perhaps, oddly, lack of chemistry) between the two lead
characters. Thankfully, this print is in the original Japanese language
with English subtitles, thus keeping the urgency of director Yonosuke
Koike's priceless dialogue, and, more importantly, keeping it intact.
It's an absolute joy to get immersed in their lame attempts at communication,
a process that ultimately brings them closer together, to themselves and
to the audience. Plus, the action is brisk and effective, with menacing
villains, explosions and gunplay. In addition, the movie is stone sexy.
Dr Stan Glick wrote
in Asian Cult Cinema magazine "this is the movie that brought
me to Asian Films. It is a delightful flick that successfully explores
the girls with guns genre...both titillating and humorous." Chieko
Shiratori plays Mika. She is probably familiar to cult fans for EKO
EKO AZARAK: BIRTH OF THE WIZARD and ZERO
WOMAN. Her co-star, the younger Tomomi Kuribayashi, often steals
the scene. She would go on to star in two hit genre horror films, CRAZY
LIPS and GORE
FROM OUTER SPACE.
A Japanese
film with English subtitles; widescreen format,
uncut print 92 minutes, DVD Package encoded for ALL REGION NTSC FORMAT.
Extras include
original trailers.
Violence/Nudity/Sexual
Situations/Rape/Drugs
Recommended for Mature Audiences
