Rent XX: Beautiful Hunter (1994)
2.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 28min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Shion (Makiko Kuno) is a beautiful female assassin raised by the Magnificat order, a fanatical Christian death cult, to become a single-minded and deadly killer. Sent to assassinate a political leader, she is photographed in the act by an investigative journalist and sets about tracking him down, but as she tries to silence the inconvenient witness, an unexpected and torrid romance blossoms between the two. Her loyalties now divided, Shion must face the wrath of the cult who raised her to protectthe man she loves.
- Actors:
- Makiko Kuno, Johnny Ohkura, Katsuo Tokashi, Maiko Kazama, Kôji Shimizu
- Directors:
- Masaru Konuma
- Producers:
- Masaru Konuma, Makoto Okada
- Writers:
- Mangetsu Hanamura, Hiroshi Takahashi
- Aka:
- XX: Utsukushiki karyuudo / Beautiful Hunter
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 90 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly filmed introduction by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- The Sacred and the Profane, a newly filmed interview with screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi
- They Brought Back the Sleaze, a brand new video essay on 'XX: Beautiful Hunter' by critic and Japanese cinema expert Patrick Macias
- Original Trailer
