Period (2026)
ピリオド
Director: Keiji Miyano
Cast: Rina Takeda, Leiya Seguchi, Kyusaku Shimada, Ayaka Imoto, Yu Koyanagi
Did you know? Rina Takeda performed all of her own watch-repair scenes without a double, learning to disassemble and reassemble vintage timepieces in two weeks to authentically portray her character’s meticulous dual life.
Why Watch: Blending the serene melancholy of a seaside watchmaker’s life with bone-crunching, balletic violence, *Period* is a hidden gem that redefines the female assassin genre. Rina Takeda delivers a hauntingly stoic performance as Rei, whose quiet craft masks a deadly precision, making every ticking clock feel like a countdown to an inevitable, tragic showdown. Perfect for fans of *John Wick* and *La Femme Nikita* who crave a more poetic, atmospheric, and emotionally devastating action thriller.
In a sleepy coastal village, Rei (Rina Takeda) leads a modest life as a watch repairer—yet beneath this calm exterior lurks a cold-blooded assassin. Silently carrying out hits for a local bar owner (Kyusaku Shimada), she eliminates disruptive criminals from rival organizations without leaving a trace. Her quiet routine shatters when an enigmatic stranger (Leiya Seguchi) arrives in town, igniting an irresistible attraction. But this meeting is no coincidence; it’s a twist of destiny that locks them into a deadly collision course, where love and survival collide, and only one can walk away.