009-1: The End of the Beginning

Sep 7, 2013

1h 25m

★ 5.9

She was forced to become the perfect killing machine with a heart of steel.

Overview

In a universe where the Cold War never ended and growing conflicts result in the rapid advancement of technological warfare, the cyborg spy Mylene Hoffman of the 00 Organization battles the agents of the Eastern block in a game of high tech espionage.

Genres

Action

Science Fiction

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Ishimori Production

Toei Company

009-1: The End of the Beginning Trailers

Cast

Cyborg 009-1 / Mylene Hoffman

Mayuko Iwasa

Chris / Paul Hoffman

Minehiro Kinomoto

Miriam

Nao Nagasawa

Cherine

Mao Ichimichi

Dr. Klein

Aya Sugimoto

020, Boss of Agent 009-1

Naoto Takenaka

020's Secretary

Mami Abe

Stinger

Ryohei Abe

Butterfly

Shizuka Midorikawa

Alan Lau

Hirotaro Honda

Eastern Bloc Agent #1

Sanae Hitomi

Eastern Bloc Agent #2

Ayumi Shimozono

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