009-1: The End of the Beginning
2013 1h 22m movie Film Japan

009-1: The End of the Beginning

009ノ1(ゼロゼロクノイチ) THE END OF THE BEGINNING

“She was forced to become the perfect killing machine with a heart of steel.”

Synopsis

009ノ1(ゼロゼロクノイチ) THE END OF THE BEGINNING

“She was forced to become the perfect killing machine with a heart of steel.”

In a universe where the Cold War never ended and growing conflicts result in the rapid advancement of technological warfare, the cyborg spy Mylene Hoffman of the 00 Organization battles the agents of the Eastern block in a game of high tech espionage.

The 2012–2014 Japan Window

530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 009-1: The End of the Beginning sits at position #502.

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    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012

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    #2

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013

  3. High School D×D
    #3

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  4. Haikyu!!
    #4

    Haikyu!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2014

  5. Your Lie in April
    #5

    Your Lie in April

    ★ 8.6 · 2014

  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013

  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with 009-1: The End of the Beginning. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 009-1: The End of the Beginning premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.3
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,325 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,644 of 1,714 (top 96%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Ishinomori Productions
Runtime 1h 22m
Release Date September 7, 2013
IMDb tt3008816

Themes & Motifs

  • cyborg
  • dystopia
  • superhero
  • human trafficking
  • zombie
  • based on manga
  • super power
  • bio-engineered cyborg
  • female superhero

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