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Baby Assassins 2
Action · Comedy · Crime · 2023
Chisato and Mahiro must pay four years of overdue fees or lose their membership in their assassin guild. They take part-time jobs, but find themselves in the middle of an armed robbery and being hunted by other assassins.
Movie details
Baby Assassins 2
“Killing is perfect. Life isn't.”
2023 Action · Comedy · Crime 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
Chisato and Mahiro must pay four years of overdue fees or lose their membership in their assassin guild. They take part-time jobs, but find themselves in the middle of an armed robbery and being hunted by other assassins.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
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For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Yugo Sakamoto
Written by
Yugo Sakamoto
Akari Takaishi
Chisato Sugimoto
Saori Izawa
Mahiro Fukagawa
Joey Iwanaga
Yuri Kamimura
Tatsuomi Hamada
Makoto Kamimura
Atomu Mizuishi
Mamoru Tasaka
Tsubasa Tobinaga
Mr. Susano
Tomo Nakai
Mana Miyauchi
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Put Baby Assassins 2 on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.