Teenage assassins Mahiro and Chisato visit the coastal city of Miyazaki for a contract and a vacation when they unexpectedly cross paths with a legendary, bloodthirsty assassin who's looking to add to his kill count.
ベイビーわるきゅーれ ナイスデイズ, Baby Valkyrie Nice Days, Baby Assassins 3, 辣妹刺客3, 宝宝刺客3, 死𡃁妹殺手守則, 킬러는 메이드 사마: 나이스 데이즈
USA
23rd New York Asian Film Festival
Canada
Fantasia International Film Festival
USA
Fantastic Fest
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Indonesia
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Japan
Japan
Canada
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
USA
WHERE THE HELL DID THIS ONE COME FROM? Right from the get-go it's easy to tell what a staggering directorial improvement this is over the first two, on top of having an actual consistent story with genuinely high stakes and danger, without sacrificing the quirky charm of our two protagonists. The best of the trilogy by far; the other two are cute and fun, but for a series that's basically "John Wick meets iCarly", I'm glad we finally got an installment that took more from the former instead of the latter.
akari takaishi and saori izawa are an unstoppable duo, the awkward chemistry they share on and off the battlefield is what makes the baby assassin trilogy more than just catnip for action fans, these are extremely enjoyable workplace comedies that always skirt the boundary of being just mean and violent enough to give them an edge that isn't blunted by the presence of jokes. nice days is the 'working on your vacation' episode, and our lazy hitwomen have graduated out of being teenagers and settled into the comfortable routines of their friendship -- this is the most relaxed out of the films so far, the villain is a weirdo loser and the 'lore', such as it is, continues to be…
kinda wanna go back to when i logged the first two movies and just give 5 stars to the entire trilogy. these will be very precious to me from now on
New York Asian Film Festival World Premiere
The first Baby Assassins didn’t blow me away, I found the leads a bit annoying, the action sparse, and the structure needlessly elliptical. But this second sequel, set in resort city of Miyazaki, is a significant improvement in every respect. The badinage and dynamic between the lead girls Chisato and Mahiro is growing on me, and the balance of action to humor is more even, with a real sense of menace mixed into the slacker comedy. And the fighting, the fighting is all on par or better than the finale of the original, with Kensuke Sonomura’s unique blend of Wickian gun-fu and intense close quarters jiu jitsu-influenced grappling hitting an apex in three…
i remember realising what BABY ASSASSINS was all about, whether i was right or wrong it's continued to colour my read on these films. chisato and mahiro are forcibly intertwined as a pair of newly graduated teen assassins. only problem is; they need day jobs, and they aren't particularly good at anything other than killing. girls with hyper-specific interests and skills, struggling to exist socially – i knew they were supposed to be seen as neurodivergent. both individually different in handling the real world, but both sharing a common interest. from there a love blossoms. that bond they formed, that support is so strong – so important. connections keep us grounded, even in the tiniest ways, a bond can be life-saving.…
genuinely on another level. yugo sakamoto & kensuke sonomura have been making some of the funniest action films for a couple years now but they truly took the limiters off here. maybe the most absurd action choreography ever filmed. if you're the type of weirdo to whine about "movies these days" or more specifically action movies these days and you haven't been keeping up with these you're a bozo.
still as fun as ever. the fight choreo, which I have admired since the first installment, remained consistent. another part, another interesting enemies, improved relationships, and of course, what I loved the mostㅡ the chemistry between the two baby assassins.
I don’t know if they will make a part 4, but I am content with this trilogy as it had a good run. well... i’ll be there, nonetheless.
It looks like nothing can stop or even slow down young Japanese director Yugo Sakamoto. The 28-year-old genre filmmaker has already made no less than 8 feature films including this third instalment in the Baby Assassins franchise started just three years ago. It’s been clear for a couple of years now that what sets him apart is his willingness to mix genres – in this case, the slacker film and the actioner – and his desire to keep exploring the possibilities of action choreography within that framework. So, after two pretty good and singular films, what is there left to say?
Chisato and Mahiro are on vacation. Well, not exactly: they’re taking a vacation between two jobs in the city…
Love to have a new favorite movie trilogy to shill to my friends and random dudes who listen to me.
Maybe the best a BABY ASSASSINS film can be? The two leads are charming, and they like each other (a welcome change from the first one); the villain is menacing and a genuine threat, and the supporting players are all fun in their way (MVP is Mr. Muscles). It's long in the tooth, but all of these have been, and at least the action in this one pops off - with action choreographer Kensuke Sonomura doing what he does best over a canvas that finally lets the set pieces breathe. It helps not to be shot in seven days!
And they've already aired a 12-episode BABY ASSASSINS tv series with the same cast and directors? Madness!
“I should have gotten their names”
The showing was delayed almost an hour because the file was corrupted and we had to end up watching a sample copy sent straight from the Japan offices (shoutout to literally every worker at NYAFF for their hard work in a stressful situatuon). Yugo Sakamoto's Q&A was cut short but he was very gracious and made a very apt comparison when describing his inspiration of Mission Impossible where “Tom Cruise-san” just kind of wanders into these deadly serious missions without actually knowing much of what's going on. They also teased the upcoming, more slice-of-life oriented TV series they're making and closed by jokingly referring to it as “Hayao Miyazaki, but with killers”
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Baby Assassins is one of those rare film series that has gotten better with each entry. Clearly the budget is bigger this time around, resulting in fancier locations and camerawork, an overall sharper appearance. But more importantly, the director and cast have completely locked in to what makes this series work. The blend of comedy and action, of cute slice-of-life and thrilling bloodshed, is perfect and seamless, while a more serious antagonist helps set the tone for a stronger emotional core. Playing a genuinely unhinged psychopath as the straight man amidst inherently goofy characters makes for its own comedy, but how threatening he is also raises the stakes. Genuinely felt like the main characters were in over their heads.
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