Zero Woman is a Japanese film series chronicling the adventures of a young lady named Rei

Rei

-People:*Rei, the Biblical term for those who retained their allegiance to King David when Adonijah rebelled, as mentioned in 1 Kings 1:8*Rei Hiroe*Rei Igarashi*Rei Kawakubo*Rei Kikukawa*Rei Mikamoto*Rei Munakata*Rei Okamoto*Rei Omishi...

, who, working for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department serves as the police force for the entire Tokyo metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a superintendent general, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the prime minister.The Metropolitan Police, with a staff of more...

 secret agency

Intelligence agency

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 called Zero Division, goes undercover

Undercover

Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...

 to infiltrate

Infiltration tactics

In warfare, infiltration tactics involve small, lightly equipped infantry forces attacking enemy rear areas while bypassing enemy front line strongpoints and isolating them for attack by follow-up troops with heavier weapons.-Development during World War I:...

 and then later assassinate drug kingpins

Illegal drug trade

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, mercenaries, and various criminals and their henchmen. The series is popular for its bloodiness

Blood sport

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 and violent

Violence

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 sequences.

The films do not entirely explain how the protagonist

Protagonist

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 joins the secret agency. It was meant to be an ongoing film series

Film series

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, like the James Bond film series.

Actresses

Various actresses have portrayed Rei, including

• Miki Sugimoto
  Miki Sugimoto
  is a Japanese actress best known for her roles in the sukeban sub-genre of Toei's action/erotic form of "pink film" known as Pinky Violence.-Life and career:...
  
  
• Natsuki Ozawa
  Natsuki Ozawa
  , born April 19, 1972 in Oizumigakuen, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Junk: Shiryō-gari * Atashi wa juice * Zero Woman - Rei* Yamadamura waltz - Reika Ayakoji...
  
  
• Naoko Iijima
  Naoko Iijima
  Naoko Iijima is a Japanese actress, born on February 29, 1968 in Yokohama, Japan.-Television:* 40 Onna to 90 Nichi Kan de Kekkon suru Houhou ...
  
  
• Kumiko Takeda
  Kumiko Takeda
  , born August 12, 1968 in Shizuoka, Japan is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Big show! Hawaii ni utaeba * 24 jikan dake no uso - Yukari Sakai* Ghost School: Teacher Mako's Head...
  
  
• Mai Tachihara
  Mai Tachihara
  -Filmography:* Sakuya kono hana TV series* Keiji ichidai: Hiratsuka Hachibei no Shōwa jiken shi - Kichizō's wife* Kyōto sekushī yōkai satsujin annai...
  
  
• Mikiyo Ono
  Mikiyo Ono
  Mikiyo Ono is a Japanese actress and 1988 winner of the Japan Bishojo Contest.-External links:...
  
  
• Chieko Shiratori
  Chieko Shiratori
  , born August 10, 1975 in Yokohama, Japan is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Twilight Syndrome: The Digital Movie * Heisei kinyū dō: Maruhi no onna * Kyōhan...
  
  
• Saori Ono
  Saori Ono
  is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Gin no otoko: Roppongi host densetsu * Zero Woman: Saigo no shirei - Rei-External links:...
  
  
• Misayo Haruki
  Misayo Haruki
  is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon - Alto Seminar lecturer * Keiho - Hatata Kei* Suicide Bus - Fukuda...
  
  
• Maiko Tōno
  Maiko Tōno
  is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Shin Zero Ūman - 0-ka no onna: futatabi... - Rei-External links:...
  
  
• Atsuko Miura

Films

• Zeroka no onna: Akai wappa (1974) aka "Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs" - (English title)
• Zero Woman: Keishichō 0-ka no onna (1995) aka "Zero Woman: Final Mission"-(English title)
• Zero Woman 2 (1995) aka "Zero Woman"-(English title)
• Zero Woman III: Keishichō 0-ka no onna (1996) aka "Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers"-(English title)
• Zero Woman: Namae no nai onna (1997) aka "Zero Woman: The Accused"-(English title)
• Zero Woman: Kesenai kioku (1997) aka "Zero Woman: The Hunted"-(English title)
• Zero Woman: Abunai yūgi (1998) aka "Zero Woman: Dangerous Game"-(English title)
• Zero Woman: Saigo no shirei (1999) aka "Zero Woman Returns"-(English title)
• Shin Zero Woman 0-ka no onna: futatabi... (2004) aka "Zero Woman 2005"-(English title)
• Zero Woman R (2007)