August 3, 2025 (NYC)-Don’t Miss Baby Assassins 3.  Baby Assassins 3 is the latest release from Well Go USA Entertainment to come out of the Japanese market, and it is fast and fun conclusion of the Baby Assassins trilogy.

We wrote in our review for the sequel to the original Baby Assassins, “Akari Takaishi and Saori Izawa continue to  delight as the young assassins who are faced with trying to balance “normal” lives with their careers as professional assassins“.    This continues to be true in this powerful installment in a unique and memorable martial arts and action trilogy.

In this installment we find the Assassins faced with silencing a sociopathic, freelance killer that proves to be a formidable opponent.  To compound their troubles, the ladies are now under the strict supervision of two senior, highly skilled members of their agency, making their unorthodox style and behavior, potentially, a career ending liability.

One of the strengths of this movie is that it defies a strictly formulation approach to a beloved and successful franchise.   Many similar vehicles simply recycle the same old gags and tropes, with a slightly altered plot, to capitalize on a successful history.   Baby Assassins 3 does not do this.    The third installment successfully breaks new ground in several areas.

This film is far more serious and gritty than its predecessors.   Not that it doesn’t have the signature “joy” that only the Baby Assassin duo can bring to the screen; it does.   However, it has more than that as the nature of their foe and the subject matter has become more mature, as they have.  While this was a risk on the part of the filmmakers; it pays off.   The tone of this film is really engaging.

Additionally, the film raises a point that was never really explored in the first two installments, “What is the difference between these hired assassins and an ordinary murderer?”  The characters are so likable and the execution so much fun that the viewer may get lost to the fact that they are hired killers.  In Baby Assassins 3, the girls come face to face with someone who does what they do, but does it with a sadistic pleasure.   The film, right or wrongly, draws the distinction between two professionals that are in the business of killing, and someone who is killing to fill a depraved void.  We see, in some of the film’s deeper moments, that, particularly Saori Izawa, is pondering this very question.  This self-reflection works well with the film’s more somber tone.

It is true the Baby Assassins are killers.   They assassinate people for money.   It is the guilty pleasure of the viewer that understands this intellectually, yet feels such great affinity for the two main characters, despite this.  That is the signature of the powerful execution of the plot by the filmmakers of this trilogy.

The film’s Direction, by Yugo Sakamoto; its tight editing, and unique cinematography really work in this one.  The fight choreography continues to be unique and highly watchable, with Akari Takaishi, taking on more hand to hand action in this installment. The final fight choreography by Sonomura Kensuke is as good as you will see in a martial arts and action film.  I would venture to guess the final fight scene between Saori Izawa and Sôsuke Ikematsu will make our best fight scenes list for 2025.

You do not have to have seen the first two installments  to enjoy this movie; however, I highly encourage watching them.  They are terrific films.

If the filmmakers are going to continue the franchise I hope they are as thoughtful in their approach to the characters and storyline.   Nothing worse than filmmakers simply recycling content with no regard for the sensibility of their core audience.

Note: Baby Assassins 3 was formerly titled Baby Assassins: Nice Days

I highly recommend this film.

The film is subtitled.

-review by Master  Marc Zirogiannis

Synopsis:

Country of Origin:    Japan

BABY ASSASSINS 3 has a runtime of approximately 113 minutes and is not rated.

Director:

Yugo Sakamoto