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Police officer Rei (Miki Sugimoto) was used as bait to lure a rapist out into
the open, but when things got hot & heavy, instead of making an arrest she
killed him, using her trademark red handcuffs. & because the rapist was a
renowned diplomat in real life, Rei is thrown into the slammer for killing him
... supposedly for all eternity.
... but then Yokio, the daughter of famous politician Nagumo (Tetsuro
Tamba), is kidnapped, orignially to be sold into prostitution, but when her
kidnappers find out her true identity, they decide to collect some ransom
instead. Nagumo though wants to avoid a scandal at any rate, so instead of
turning to the proper authorities, he turns to crooked cop Ogata & tells
him too set Rei free & let her handle the affair outside of the police.
Reluctantly, Rei agrees & soon wins the trust of Toki, the boss of the
kidnappers, whom she helps out of a tight spot when several of Ogata's men try
to set him up. However, as a thank you, Toki lets his man rape & beat up
Rei, once he has brought her back to the gang's hide-out, a brothel. Rei
however shows her gratitude by killing the brothel's madam (Yoko Mihara) before
not only joining the gang but sloowly taking over control. & at the next
proposed transfer of ransom, she sends one of the gang to his death in cold
blood (as Ogata & his fellow rogue cops are quite merciless, too).
Soon, the gang starts to fall apart, which culminates in Toki's own brother
trying to help Yokio to escape - & Toki shoots him for it.
Soon the gang is attacked by Ogata's men too, & relocates in a theatre,
taking a whole troupe of actors hotage, but to no avail, Ogata's men are still
after them & have little regard for the hostages' lives.
However, Toki finds out Rei is really one of Ogata's spy & handcuffes
her & makes her his hostage ... & even that is to no avail, since
Nagumo has since redecided, & to avoid a scandal orders both Rei & his
daughter shot ("just make it look like an accident"), so in the final
shodown - between Ogata on one, Toki & Hat, his only surviving gangmember -
Rei & Yokio get into the line of fire, but miraculously stay relatively
unharmed while Hat & Ogata are finished off, & Rei uses her red
handcuffs again, to hang Toki (really).
& as a thank you to Nagumo, she not only brings his daughter back to
safety but also lets her tell a few things to the press that will effectively
end her father's career.
It might be no masterpiece, but this film is actually a solid
sex-&-crime actioner that moves at a fast pace, has violence & nudity
aplenty, & is filmed in a hip & flashy style so to keep the viewer
entertained throughout.
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