Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974) | Region-Free (Blu-Ray)

Title: Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)

Original Title: Zeroka no onna: Akai wappa

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Plot Synopsis:
Agent Zero, a policewoman known for her unorthodox methods, is imprisoned after violently killing a criminal. When a politician’s daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang, the authorities release Agent Zero, tasking her with infiltrating the gang and rescuing the hostage. Armed with her deadly red handcuffs, she embarks on a mission of vengeance and justice.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Yukio Noda
• Writers:
  • Fumio Kônami
  • Hirô Matsuda
• Cast:
  • Miki Sugimoto as Rei, Zero Woman
  • Eiji Gô as Yoshihide Nakahara
  • Tetsurô Tanba as Zengo Nagumo
  • Hideo Murota as Masashi Kusaka
  • Yôko Mihara as Katsuko Yano

YouTube Trailer:
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs | Trailer

IMDb Link:
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974) 

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Jon Peters – ★★★★☆
   “One of the best, and better late entries into the pinky violence subgenre, was 1974’s Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs, starring the gorgeous, lanky Miki Sugimoto.”
2. Dave Jackson – ★★★½☆
   “Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs suffers from an outrageously inactive protagonist and some of the most frustratingly inept cops in cinema history, but it makes up for this with buckets of blood and action.”
3. OmahaJon – ★★★★☆
   “As Toei Studios wound down their pinky violence films, many of the stars of those films had careers that also began to slow. One of the best, and better late entries into the pinky violence subgenre, was 1974’s Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs.”

Meta Description:
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974), originally titled Zeroka no onna: Akai wappa, is a Japanese action thriller directed by Yukio Noda. The film follows Agent Zero, a policewoman released from prison to rescue a politician’s kidnapped daughter, utilizing her lethal red handcuffs against a brutal gang.