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XX: Beautiful Beast
XX: Beautiful Beast

XX: Beautiful Beast

Her looks can kill…

Genres

CrimeActionThriller

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Ran comes to Japan, and makes an immediate impression by assassinating a Yakuza boss and his associates, while they dine in a restaurant.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

08 September 1995

Country

Japan

Cast

Kaori Shimamura

Kaori Shimamura

Ran / 'Black Orchid'

Hakuryu

Hakuryu

Takanori Higuchi

Takanori Higuchi

Dan Li

Dan Li

Takeshi Yamato

Takeshi Yamato

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