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.
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs sits at position #45.
#1Great Mazinger
★ 8.1 · 1974
#2Dersu Uzala
★ 8.0 · 1975
#3The Last Samurai
★ 7.8 · 1974
#4Lady Snowblood
★ 7.6 · 1973
#5Pastoral: To Die in the Country
★ 7.6 · 1974
#6Ikkyū-san
★ 7.5 · 1975
#7Belladonna of Sadness
★ 7.4 · 1973
#8Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
★ 7.4 · 1973
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |