Gun Woman
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| native_name = 女体銃 ガン・ウーマン
| director = Kurando Mitsutake
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| starring = Asami Sugiura
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| released = {{film date|2014|7|19}}
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = English, Japanese
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{{Nihongo|Gun Woman|女体銃 ガン・ウーマン|Nyotaiju Gan Ūman}} is a 2014 Japanese erotic action film directed by Kurando Mitsutake and starring Asami Sugiura. It was released in Japan on July 19, 2014.{{cite web |url= http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=348593|script-title=ja:女体銃 ガン・ウーマン(2013)|accessdate= May 20, 2015|work= allcinema|publisher= Stingray|language= Japanese}} 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
- Asami Sugiura as Mayumi - Gun Woman
- Kairi Narita as Mastermind
- Matthew Floyd Miller{{cite web |url= http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/53585/gun-woman-2014/|title= Gun Woman (2014)|date= 2014-05-13|accessdate= 2015-05-20|work= Dread Central}} as Assassin (as Matthew Miller)
- Dean Simone as Driver
- Noriaki Kamata as Hamazaki's Son (as Noriaki R. Kamata)
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Mr. Hamazaki
- Midori M. Okada as Keiko
Reception
Tom Mes of Midnight Eye 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."{{cite web |url= http://www.midnighteye.com/features/midnight-eyes-best-and-worst-of-2014/|title= Midnight Eye's Best (and Worst) of 2014|author1=Dimitri Ianni |author2=Eija Niskanen |author3=Jasper Sharp |author4=Julian Ross |author5=Mark Player |author6=Roger Macy |author7=Tom Mes |date= February 3, 2015|accessdate= May 20, 2015|work= Midnight Eye}}
At the 2014 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, the film won the Special Jury Prize.{{cite web|url= http://twitchfilm.com/2014/03/yubari-2014-the-pinkie-takes-grand-prix-in-fantastic-off-theater-competition.html|title= Yubari 2014: THE PINKIE Takes Grand Prix In Fantastic Off Theater Competition|author= James Marsh|date= March 4, 2014|accessdate= May 20, 2015|work= Twitch Film|archive-date= February 27, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150227114624/http://twitchfilm.com/2014/03/yubari-2014-the-pinkie-takes-grand-prix-in-fantastic-off-theater-competition.html|url-status= dead}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gunwomanthemovie.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb title|3141912}}
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language Japanese films
Category:Japanese action films
Category:Japanese erotic films
Category:Japanese splatter films
Category:English-language action films
Category:English-language erotic films
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