Japanese director Daisuke Yamanouchi's extensive filmography has always intrigued me. His Red Room films which Unearthed Films distributes were at the top of my list and I just never got around to picking them up. So when the opportunity arrived to check out Kyoko vs. Yuki, I immediately jumped on it with deliight!
As the movie begins we are introduced to Kyoko, a young and beautiful assassin in training. She showcases her fighting skills in a cheezy fight scene and her lack of remorse as we get our first kill! After completing her task she is given her next mission, to obtain a briefcase from a shady individual at a hotel.
The film transitions to Yuki, who has handcuffed a persistent john at a seedy hotel and robs him. Her girlfriend drops in and out of nowhere and the two indulge in a sleazy sex scene while the john watches in demented delight. As the two girls leave the hotel with a wallet full of cash and a locked briefcase, they pass by Kyoko in the back alleys and a stare down ensues.
In a nutshell, Kyoko finds the handcuffed John who spills the beans before getting whacked and as Kyoko seeks out her prey we transition back to Yuki and her girlfriend. Soon we meet Fatty an overweight, Kentucky fried chicken munching loan shark that enjoys torturing her victims with a large red strap-on. It just so happens Yuki's girlfriend is on the receiving end when Kyoko crashes the party and all hell breaks loose!
We finally get the first showdown of Kyoko versus Yuki which results in Kyoko's hand getting severed. We also get an intense necrophilia scene courtesy of Yuki! As for the final battle, Kyoko takes on Yuki with her newly constructed hand reminiscent of Wolverine's claws and Yuki utilizes an umbrella with deadly precision, resulting in ripped shirts and geysers of blood as well as a final plot twist.
OVERALL SCORE 7/10
Kyoko vs. Yuki (2000)
Director: Daisuke Yamanouchi
Cast
Kyoko: Kyoko Fujikawa
Yuki: Kinako Sato
