A young Japanese woman has been trained to become a professional killer since childhood. Two cops pursue the girl, who has assassinated a Hong Kong official.
Acting
Simon Yam elevates every scene he's in.
Stunts
Messy, practical mid-2000s action energy.
Direction
Sam Leong's ambitious but uneven vision.
Director
Sam Leong Tak-Sam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sonny Chiba's role was reportedly shot in two days during a separate Japan visit, explaining his disconnected presence.
This arrived during Hong Kong cinema's post-Handover identity crisis, when Japanese co-productions were briefly fashionable box office Hail Marys.
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