“AN ABSOLUTELY EXHILARATING ACTION FLICK” ~ THE SKINNY

“ONE OF THE MOST SATISFYING JAPANESE ACTION FILMS OF THIS YEAR”

~ PSYCHOCINEMATOGRAPHY

BABY ASSASSINS

The Action-Packed Martial Arts Comedy 

Streams Exclusively on Hi-YAH! July 22

Before Hitting Digital, Blu-ray^™ & DVD August 16

PLANO, TEXAS (July 8, 2022) – It’s “pure fun” (Film Threat) when director Hugo Sakamoto (A Janitor, Hangman’s Knot) and action director Kensuke Sonomura (John Woo’s Manhunt, Nowhere Man, Hydra, Bushido Man) combine their talents for the critically-acclaimed martial arts action-comedy BABY ASSASSINS, debuting July 22 exclusively on the martial arts streaming service Hi-YAH! before hitting Digital, Blu-ray^™ and DVD August 16 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Akari Takaishi (Distant Thunder, A Janitor) as “Chisato” and Saori Izawa (A Janitor) as “Mahiro” give “positively radiant performances” (Elements of Madness) as highly trained teenage assassins who must get “real” jobs as a cover, and—even worse—become roommates. However, after a nasty run-in with a Yakuza, the girls must band together to survive an epic fight for their lives.  The cast also includes Masanori Mimoto (Enter the Fat Dragon, Hydra, First Love, Yakuza Apocalypse, God of War).

A Jury’s Special Award Winner at the 2022 Fantasporto Film Festival, BABY ASSASSINS premiered at the 2021 Fantastic Fest, and played at the 2022 Glasgow Film Festival and New York Asian Film Festival.

All-New Trailer to Debut July 21 During the Kung Fu Extravaganza at Comic-Con 2022.

Synopsis:

Upon graduation, highly trained teenage assassins Chisato and Mahiro are informed by upper management that they will need to hold down “normal” jobs as a cover, and—even worse—they’ll be forced to share an apartment. However, after an unfortunate run-in with a Yakuza member, the two must band together to survive an epic fight for their lives.

Country of Origin:    Japan

BABY ASSASSINS has a runtime of approximately 95 minutes and is not rated

 For more information, please visit https://www.wellgousa.com/films/baby-assassins.

ABOUT WELL GO USA ENTERTAINMENT

Well Go USA Entertainment (www.wellgousa.com) is an Oscar®-nominated theatrical and home entertainment distribution label that specializes in bringing the best in action, genre and independent films from the U.S. and around the world to North America. Well Go titles can be seen across a variety of platforms, including in theaters, on-demand, via DVD and Blu-ray and on television, as well as on mobile and connected devices through martial arts action channel Hi-YAH! (www.hiyahtv.com). Well Go USA Entertainment’s corporate headquarters is in Plano, Texas, with an additional office in Taiwan.