I rented this film based on the one on-line review I could find about it. To my surprise it wasn't horrible.  The plot involves a desperate attempt to find a serial killer that is slashing up pretty women in Tokyo.  There are some scenes of extreme sexual violence that will easily offend those not used to it.  However if you like this sort of thing, you can't go wrong with this.  It is basically the combination a soft porn and "Silence of the Lambs" with a little bit of "New York Ripper" thrown into the mix. Precisely the type of film that would never have been made in the US.  Worth a rental.

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