In
the vast world of exploitation there are very few movies so anxious,
so willing, to simply do their job: entertain the audience. Director
Kasai understands his assignment well. He is not making Rashomon
here.This is, afterall, a goddamn movie about three cute ninja girls
fighting crime in contemporary Tokyo. And from the very beginning, when
the heroines foil the plans of nasty flesh-traffickers, this film promises
to be something special.
Here
is the story of three female ninjas headed by Ayame (played by Yuka
Ohnishi, one of the SUKEBAN DEKA girls). They are upset because demand for their services
has taken a nose dive and lately they've been having trouble making
ends meet. Everything changes when they investigate the death of a monk
and the disappearance of a sacred scroll. The girls fall into the clutches
of a sadistic maniac who strives to control the world through an alliance
with beings from outer space.
Even
though the plot is outlandish and reminiscent of Saturday morning kids'
stuff, the treatment is decidedly adult. For example, when one of the
perky ninjas tries to get information from the governor, she poses as
a hooker. And after a crimefighting sister is captured by the bad guys,
she's stripped, suspended on a cross and viciously whipped before her
rescue. This incredible gem has absolutely everything, but it especially
has a sly hipness and a very black sense of humor. Plus veteran actor
Tesuro Tanba plays the extraterrestrial.
A Japanese
Film with English subtitles; fullscreen format (4:3), Fully uncut print
(74 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine.
Extras include trailers.
Violence/Nudity/Sexual
Brutality/S&M
For Mature Audiences
