Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

Directed by Shinji Sōmai

Produced by KADOKAWA, NHK BS Premium

1981112 min7.1 / 10

A fish-out-of-water crime drama that blends yakuza noir with the incongruity of a high-school girl thrust into a dangerous underworld, balancing action and dark humor.

A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sailor Suit and Machine Gun scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Sailor Suit and Machine Gun sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Sailor Suit and Machine Gun violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Sailor Suit and Machine Gun easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Sailor Suit and Machine Gun end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity63

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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