Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder

Lady Hunter: Prelude To Murder (レディハンター 殺しのプレリュード, Redi Hantā: Koroshi No Pureryūdo) is a 1991 Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike.[1][2] It was the first film shot by Takashi Miike, even though it was released after Toppū! Minipato tai - Aikyacchi Jankushon.[3]

Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder
Directed byTakashi Miike
Written byShinjirō Ishihama (story)
Tatsuo Eguchi (screenplay)
Produced byShochiku Company
StarringYoshie Kashiwabara
Naomi Morinaga
CinematographyShigeru Komatsubara
Music byTomio Terada
Release date
December 21, 1991
Running time
79 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

A former soldier working in a daycare center must take a young child, Riki, home with him when his mother does not show up to pick him up at the end of the day. While driving home he escapes a kidnap attempt on the child by a mysterious group of armed men and decides to hide out with his former lover Saeko, a female former soldier with whom he was in love during their time in the service together. The attackers, led by the boy's father the King of Moldova, captured his mother earlier and are now coming for his son. They track the boy to Saeko's home, where Saeko and her former lover must battle to save the child from being abducted by his father. Saeko still has dreams about her time in the service and is willing to use her skills to fight off the attackers and protect the boy.

Cast

References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304313/
  2. "Lifetime Achievement Award: Takashi Miike - Fantasia 2016". www.fantasiafestival.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Table Ronde Takashi Miike L'inclassable". YouTube.


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