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|date= 2021 | |date= 2021 | ||
|language = Japanese | |language = Japanese | ||
− | |studio=Shaiker | + | |studio=Baby Warukyure Film Partners <br> Shibuya Production <br> Tokyo Calling <br> Rights Cube <br> Supa Love <br> Shaiker |
− | |distributor= | + | |distributor=Shibuya Production (Japan) <br> Well Go USA Entertainment (USA) |
|character1=Chisato Sugimoto | |character1=Chisato Sugimoto | ||
|actor1=[[Akari Takaishi]] | |actor1=[[Akari Takaishi]] | ||
|character2=Mahiro Fukagawa | |character2=Mahiro Fukagawa | ||
|actor2=[[Saori Izawa]] | |actor2=[[Saori Izawa]] | ||
− | |character3= | + | |character3=Watabe |
− | |actor3= | + | |actor3=[[Masanori Mimoto]] |
|character4=Himari Hamaoka | |character4=Himari Hamaoka | ||
|actor4=Mone Akitani | |actor4=Mone Akitani | ||
|character5=Ippei Hamaoka | |character5=Ippei Hamaoka | ||
− | |actor5=Yasukaze Motomiya | + | |actor5=[[Yasukaze Motomiya]] |
}} | }} | ||
− | '''''Baby Assassins''''' (Japanese title: ベイビーわるきゅーれ, Beibî warukyûre; lit. "Baby | + | '''''Baby Assassins''''' (Japanese title: ベイビーわるきゅーれ, Beibî warukyûre; lit. "Baby Valkyrie") is a Japanese 2021 action-comedy film starring [[Akari Takaishi]] and [[Saori Izawa]] as Chisato Sugimoto and Mahiro Fukagawa, two high school students moonlighting as hitmen who find their lives and friendship falling apart as the organization that they work for orders them to share an apartment and acquire ordinary part-time jobs. As their assassinations draw the attention of the local Hamaoka yakuza family, the two of them realize that they must repair their friendship and work together to keep themselves and each other safe. |
+ | |||
+ | The film received positive responses from both audiences and critics, with praise going to the film's tone and direction, the chemistry of the main stars, and action choreography by [[Kensuke Sonomura]]. The film would go on to spawn [[Baby Assassins|a series of films]] starting with the 2023 sequel ''[[Baby Assassins 2]]'', with the film's director and lead writer [[Yugo Sakamoto]] expressing his desire to produce more films following Chisato and Mahiro. | ||
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The [[Heckler & Koch USP]] is used by most of the characters throughout the film. | The [[Heckler & Koch USP]] is used by most of the characters throughout the film. | ||
[[Image:USP9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch USP - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:USP9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch USP - 9x19mm]] | ||
− | [[File:BAUSP2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato Sugimoto ([[Akari Takaishi]]) | + | [[File:BAUSP2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato Sugimoto ([[Akari Takaishi]]) holding her USP.]] |
− | [[File:BAUSP3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:BAUSP3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Watabe ([[Masanori Mimoto]]) holding Chisato's USP.]] |
− | [[File:BAUSP4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Himari Hamaoka (Mone Akitani) | + | [[File:BAUSP4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A drunk Himari Hamaoka (Mone Akitani) inspects Chisato's USP.]] |
− | [[File:BAUSP6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kazuki Hamaoka (Satoshi Uekiya) | + | [[File:BAUSP6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kazuki Hamaoka (Satoshi Uekiya) threatens Chisato with his USP.]] |
− | [[File:BAUSPNew2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato offers | + | [[File:BAUSPNew2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato offers Mahiro a USP as they prepare to take care of the Hamaokas.]] |
[[File:BAUSP+MP5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro Fukagawa ([[Saori Izawa]]) aiming the USP.]] | [[File:BAUSP+MP5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro Fukagawa ([[Saori Izawa]]) aiming the USP.]] | ||
− | [[File:BAUSPPromo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ippei Hamaoka teaching Himari how to fire a gun (on a family prisoner) as Kazuki watches.]] | + | [[File:BAUSPPromo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ippei Hamaoka ([[Yasukaze Motomiya]]) teaching Himari how to fire a gun (on a family prisoner) as Kazuki watches.]] |
[[File:BA-New-Promo-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chisato aims Kazuki's gun at him after stunning him and taking it from him.]] | [[File:BA-New-Promo-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chisato aims Kazuki's gun at him after stunning him and taking it from him.]] | ||
[[File:BAUSPPromo2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chisato and Mahiro aiming their USPs.]] | [[File:BAUSPPromo2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Chisato and Mahiro aiming their USPs.]] | ||
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==Walther PPK/S== | ==Walther PPK/S== | ||
− | A suppressed, stainless [[Walther PPK/S]] is used by | + | A suppressed, stainless [[Walther PPK/S]] is used by Mahiro Fukagawa ([[Saori Izawa]]). |
[[File:Walther PPK S stainless with suppressor.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Stainless Walther PPK/S with suppressor - .380 ACP]] | [[File:Walther PPK S stainless with suppressor.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Stainless Walther PPK/S with suppressor - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[File:BAPPK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro aims the silenced PPK/S in the film's opening.]] | [[File:BAPPK.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro aims the silenced PPK/S in the film's opening.]] | ||
[[File:BAPPK3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro holding the PPK/S after Chisato uses it to dispose of a captive target.]] | [[File:BAPPK3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro holding the PPK/S after Chisato uses it to dispose of a captive target.]] | ||
[[File:BAPPK4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro holding the PPK/S in her mouth after taking care of a target.]] | [[File:BAPPK4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro holding the PPK/S in her mouth after taking care of a target.]] | ||
− | [[File:BAPPKPromo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Publicity shot of | + | [[File:BAPPKPromo.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Publicity shot of Saori Izawa with the pistol.]] |
==Glock 17== | ==Glock 17== | ||
− | The [[Glock 17]] | + | The USPs used by the characters change to [[Glock 17]]s in multiple continuity errors in the film's climax. |
[[File:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm]] | [[File:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm]] | ||
− | [[File:BAGlock2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Himari Hamaoka (Mone Akitani) firing | + | [[File:BAGlock2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Himari Hamaoka (Mone Akitani) firing Chisato's USP (which appears as a Glock in a continuity error) in the film's climax.]] |
[[File:BAGlock3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro running out of ammo. Her USP becomes a Glock in a continuity error.]] | [[File:BAGlock3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro running out of ammo. Her USP becomes a Glock in a continuity error.]] | ||
− | [[File:BAGlock4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro aiming the Glock at | + | [[File:BAGlock4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro aiming the Glock at Watabe.]] |
− | [[File:BAGlock5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Himari aims | + | [[File:BAGlock5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Himari aims the Glock down at Chisato.]] |
==Beretta 92FS== | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
− | The [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands multiple Hamaoka family | + | The [[Beretta 92FS]] is seen in the hands of multiple Hamaoka family thugs. |
[[File:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | [[File:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
− | [[File:BAPistols.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | + | [[File:BAPistols.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug holds a Beretta pistol.]] |
− | [[File:BA92.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro shoots a | + | [[File:BA92.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mahiro shoots a thug holding a 92.]] |
==IMI Desert Eagle== | ==IMI Desert Eagle== | ||
− | An [[IMI Desert Eagle]] is held by a Hamaoka family | + | An [[IMI Desert Eagle]] is held by a Hamaoka family thug in the film's climax. |
[[Image:Desert-Eagle.jpeg|thumb|400px|none|IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE]] | [[Image:Desert-Eagle.jpeg|thumb|400px|none|IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE]] | ||
− | [[File:BAExtraPistols.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | + | [[File:BAExtraPistols.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug wildly fires the Desert Eagle as Chisato and Mahiro storm their compound.]] |
==Unknown pistols== | ==Unknown pistols== | ||
− | Multiple unknown pistols are used by multiple Hamaoka family | + | Multiple unknown pistols are used by multiple Hamaoka family thugs in the film's climax. |
− | [[File: | + | [[File:BAUKPistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug is shot while aiming a pistol.]] |
− | + | [[File:BAExtraPistols2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ditto.]] | |
− | [[File:BAExtraPistols2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==Heckler & Koch MP5K== | ==Heckler & Koch MP5K== | ||
− | Chisato | + | Chisato owns a [[Heckler & Koch MP5K]] with an [[MP5K-PDW]]-style stock and uses it in the film's climax. The gun is referred to as "the machine gun" throughout the film. |
[[Image:MP5K-PDWEarly.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5K with PDW-style stock - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MP5K-PDWEarly.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5K with PDW-style stock - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:BAMP5KP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MP5K with PDW stock taped and hidden under a table.]] | [[File:BAMP5KP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MP5K with PDW stock taped and hidden under a table.]] | ||
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[[File:BAMP5KP4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato finds herself in awe at the power of the machine gun.]] | [[File:BAMP5KP4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato finds herself in awe at the power of the machine gun.]] | ||
+ | {{Baby Assassins Series}} | ||
[[Category:Action]] | [[Category:Action]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Comedy]] | [[Category:Comedy]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]] | ||
[[Category:Yugo Sakamoto]] | [[Category:Yugo Sakamoto]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Kensuke Sonomura]] |
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Baby Assassins (Japanese title: ベイビーわるきゅーれ, Beibî warukyûre; lit. "Baby Valkyrie") is a Japanese 2021 action-comedy film starring Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa as Chisato Sugimoto and Mahiro Fukagawa, two high school students moonlighting as hitmen who find their lives and friendship falling apart as the organization that they work for orders them to share an apartment and acquire ordinary part-time jobs. As their assassinations draw the attention of the local Hamaoka yakuza family, the two of them realize that they must repair their friendship and work together to keep themselves and each other safe.
The film received positive responses from both audiences and critics, with praise going to the film's tone and direction, the chemistry of the main stars, and action choreography by Kensuke Sonomura. The film would go on to spawn a series of films starting with the 2023 sequel Baby Assassins 2, with the film's director and lead writer Yugo Sakamoto expressing his desire to produce more films following Chisato and Mahiro.
The following weapons were used in the film Baby Assassins (2021):
Handguns
Heckler & Koch USP
The Heckler & Koch USP is used by most of the characters throughout the film.
Walther PPK/S
A suppressed, stainless Walther PPK/S is used by Mahiro Fukagawa (Saori Izawa).
Glock 17
The USPs used by the characters change to Glock 17s in multiple continuity errors in the film's climax.
Beretta 92FS
The Beretta 92FS is seen in the hands of multiple Hamaoka family thugs.
IMI Desert Eagle
An IMI Desert Eagle is held by a Hamaoka family thug in the film's climax.
Unknown pistols
Multiple unknown pistols are used by multiple Hamaoka family thugs in the film's climax.
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5K
Chisato owns a Heckler & Koch MP5K with an MP5K-PDW-style stock and uses it in the film's climax. The gun is referred to as "the machine gun" throughout the film.