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In
a grim, lawless future, a former imperial assassin (Yumiko Shaku)
becomes a renegade warrior after discovering the secret of her bloodline
and the duplicity of her leader. What starts off as boilerplate
Japanese action fare quickly becomes a strangely poetic, visually
stark adventure, held together by Shaku’s intense performance
and some thrilling, well-edited fight sequences. (1 hr. 32 mins.;
R) — BILGE EBIRI