2013   Japan 009-1: The End of the Beginning
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Director:Koichi Sakamoto
Studio:Ishinomori Productions
Writer:Shôtarô Ishinomori, Kei'ichi Hasegawa
IMDb Rating:4.7 (143 votes)
Genre:Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Duration:82 min
Languages:Japanese
IMDb:3008816
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Koichi Sakamoto  ...  (Director)
Shôtarô Ishinomori, Kei'ichi Hasegawa  ...  (Writer)
 
Mayuko Iwasa  ...  Cyborg 009-1
Minehiro Kinomoto  ...  Chris
Nao Nagasawa  ...  Mother
Mao Ichimichi  ...  Cherise
Aya Sugimoto  ...  Dr. Klein
Hirotarô Honda  ...  
Naoto Takenaka  ...  020, Boss of Agent 009-1
Ryôhei Abe  ...  Stinger
Shizuka Midorikawa  ...  Butterfly
Kazutoshi Yokoyama  ...  SMA Officer
Mami Abe  ...  020's Secretary
Sanae Hitomi  ...  Eastern Bloc Agent #1
Ayumi Shimozono  ...  Eastern Bloc Agent #2
Minami Tsukui  ...  Eastern Bloc Agent #3
Yasuhiro Misawa  ...  Composer
Shu G. Momose  ...  Cinematographer
Hiroshi Sunaga  ...  Editor
Comments: Every once in a while you give something like this a chance. It delivers what's on the tin: hot girl with guns in her boobs (which have to be bared in order to shoot--but you never see them); a hotter girl who shows up to choreograph fight the main hot girl; a stupid ugly kid (for demographics) who can't act playing the bad guy; lots of blood; a convoluted, incomprehensible plot; a few explosions; and that guy who's in all these movies. It's all here and then you realize why it's only every once in a while you give something like this a chance.

Summary: In 20xx, the world is divided into two powers: the Western Block and the Eastern Block. Serving as a border zone between the two is "J-Country." As such, it is used as a battleground for the two sides in their never-ending conflict. Mylene, an undercover agent from the western block, has been hiding out in J-Country. While investigating human trafficking, she meets a young man named Chris. Mylene finds herself attracted to Chris and after completing her mission and returning to headquarters she is unable to keep him out of her mind. "Recover Dr. Klein and see to her protection!" is the newest mission assigned to Mylene from the 00 agency. Abducted by the Eastern Block, Dr. Klein was in charge of the Faust Project and the technology that made Mylene into a cyborg. During the briefing for the mission she puzzles over a name that sparks memories buried within her cyborg mind. "Recover Dr. Klein and see to her protection!" is the newest mission assigned to Mylene from the 00 ...


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