Japan Synopsis
０課の女 赤い手錠
Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. Agent Zero is let out of prison with the mission of going undercover to find the politician's daughter and return her safely. Using her deadly red handcuffs, she disposes of the criminals one by one.
Other Titles From Toei Company
Thriller + Action in Japan
123 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs itself).
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs holds position #45 of 71 Japan films in the 1973–1975 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
1974 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 27 titles released, including Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (197 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1974.
The 417th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (23th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,453 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #183 of 324 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | May 21, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0283693 |