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Prisoner Maria: The Movie

1995 · 75 min

A grim, fast-moving revenge thriller that keeps you watching a hardened woman trade blood for a freedom that keeps slipping away.

Directed by
Shūji Kataoka
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Overview
Convicted of killing the drug dealer who murdered her husband, Maria is blackmailed into serving as a covert assassin. She must do the government's bidding if she is ever to regain her freedom, or her son. With each completed mission, her sentenced is further re- duced. Yet, with every job she feels further away from her goal of a peaceful life.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Revenge, crime, corruption, parenthood
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Shūji Kataoka
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Shūji Kataoka
Written by
Shigeru Tsuchiyama
Starring
Noriko Aota, Tetsuo Kurata, Kōji Shimizu, Minako Ogawa, Shiro Shimogen, Masahiro Sudo
Music
Miyuki Sakamoto, Takashi Nakagawa
Cinematography
Akira Shimogen
Runtime
75 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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