Highly stylised action film by cult Japanese director Seijun Suzuki, made as a remake-cum-sequel to his 1967 gangster film 'Branded to Kill'. Makiko Esumi stars as Miyuki 'Stray Cat' Minazuki, a beautiful female assassin who is branded number three in the hierarchy of professional killers - all of whom are trying to outstalk each other to kill their opponents and attain the coveted number one title.