is a 2014 Japanese

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directed by Kurando Mitsutake and starring

Asami Sugiura performed under the name , is a Japanese actress, model, and pornographic actress. Life and career Asami was born in Tokyo, Japan on September 19, 1985. At age 19, she appeared in the theatrical film , directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu and released ...

. It was released in Japan on July 19, 2014. The majority of the film was filmed in English, with some scenes in Japanese.

Plot

Two assassins cross the desert to reach their evacuation point. During their journey, one recounts the tale of a man known as Mastermind. The man turned a junkie prostitute into a lethal killing machine.

Cast

as Mayumi - Gun Woman * Kairi Narita as Mastermind * Matthew Floyd Miller as Assassin (as Matthew Miller) * Dean Simone as Driver * Noriaki Kamata as Hamazaki's Son (as Noriaki R. Kamata) *

Tatsuya Nakadai is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus '' Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''. Nakada ...

as Mr. Hamazaki *Midori M. Okada as Keiko

Reception

Tom Mes of

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included the film among the best Japanese films of the year and said it "offers thrills aplenty and features an absolutely electrifying physical performance from cult actress Asami." At the 2014

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, the film won the Special Jury Prize.

References

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