Miho (Sin City)
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Miho (ミホ?) is a mute female assassin of Japanese descent in Frank Miller's Sin City series. Along with Gail, she serves as an enforcer and defender of Old Town. She is often referred to as "Deadly Little Miho" by Dwight in his narrations. To date, she has appeared in 3 of the Sin City yarns.
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[edit] Background
Nothing much is known about Miho's past, except that three years before the events of "A Dame To Kill For" she was saved by Dwight McCarthy in an attack by Tong gangsters. As Dwight himself explains to Goldie and Wendy, "three of the Tong who attacked Miho were dead by her hand. But the last two had her dead to rights. Point blank range."[1] Because of this incident, she owes a life debt of honor to Dwight, and subsequently he is the only male character she is ever shown to have any non lethal interaction with, even taking orders from him at one point. It would appear they have some sort of friendship, as he is also the only character she ever shows any physical affection towards.
[edit] A Dame to Kill For
After Dwight is shot multiple times and he discovers Ava Lord has been manipulating him to commit murder, he flees to Old Town. He seeks refuge from Gail, and in order to gain the help of the Girls of Old Town, he tells the story of saving Miho's life from Tong gangsters. As according to honor, the girls are obligated to help him in his plan for revenge. Miho is instrumental during the fight with Manute at Ava Lord’s estate, stopping him from reaching Dwight and crucifying him through the arms with her twin swords. This leads Manute to have a great disdain for the Old Town girls.
[edit] The Big Fat Kill
Her muderous actions causes a possible war between the police and the girls of Old Town, when she slaughters a cop, known as Jackie-Boy. Dwight then discovers that Jack was a police officer. As an attempt to prevent a war between the Old Town girls and the police, Dwight tries to dispose of Jack’s body in the tar pits. Upon arrival, he is attacked by some Irish mercenaries that are sent by Wallenquist. During the fight, Dwight accidentally sinks into the tar, and prays to God not to let him die. Miraculously, he is saved by Miho, who manages to pull him with her foot attached to a chain at the back of a car and she drags him just in time from the pits.
[edit] Family Values
Miho and Dwight get involved in a mob war between the families of Don Magliozzi and Boss Wallenquist, after being told about a recent mob hit. Dwight is soon kidnapped by Vito, who is the nephew of Magliozzi, and is driven toward the Projects. Unknown to the hitmen is that Miho has been following Dwight to make sure that he is protected. Upon mention, Miho kills Spinelli, one of the goons, and they park in a hilltop rest area, overlooking the Projects. There, Miho "toys" with one of the hitmen as Dwight tells Vito to kill the other hitman, which is Vito's own brother Lucca.
After Miho and Dwight are through, they head straight to Sacred Oaks to confront Don Magliozzi, driven by Vito. Miho simply cuts through the guards and Dwight makes his appearance. He tells the Don he is going to die along with Vito for the accidental death of Carmen, one of the Old Town girls.
In "Family Values" Dwight remarks on Miho's having killed a policeman. ("Remember what went down the last time you killed a cop."[2]. This refers to Miho killing Jack Rafferty in "The Big Fat Kill".
[edit] Appearance
Miho is tiny, standing maybe 4'10" maximum and weighing a mere 80-90 pounds. She has long dark hair, a very slim figure, and dark eyes. Normally she dresses in a short, black modified kimono[3], worn over a bra, and a belt into which she tucks all sorts of weapons. A wakizashi or two, sometimes hangs from her belt.
[edit] Weapons
Miho uses Japanese swords, of various sizes, and shuriken in the shape of the Manji, as seen in "The Big Fat Kill" and "Family Values". She is also skilled with the longbow and has various other small weaponry tucked in her clothing.
In a fight Miho typically uses her twin katana to "play" with her opponent, often dodging her opponent's blows while hitting him/her (with seeming ease) in return. Miho would appear to be a modern day master of traditional Ninjitsu. She utilizes a wide array of weapons, such as katana, wakizashi and kusarigama.
[edit] Personality and Traits
- Despite residing in Old Town, There is nothing to suggest that she herself is a prostitute.
- She tends to rely on stealth, evasion, and counter attack more than directly engaging an opponent. This puts to good use her acrobatic/gymnastic ability and knowledge of pressure points, veins and arteries.
- Miho is fond of using rollerskates to get around. The same trick is used by Carrie Kelly as Catgirl in Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, and the Rollergirl character in the movie Boogie Nights.
- Frank Miller has stated in the Recut DVD Commentary that Kevin and Miho are the supernatural beings in Sin City. Miller characterizes them as "demons"; Miho is the good "demon" and Kevin is the evil.
[edit] Movie adaptation
In the film adaptation of Sin City, Miho is portrayed by Devon Aoki, which she will reportedly reprise in Sin City 2.
On the DVD commentary track for the film, Quentin Tarantino states that after he suggested that Miho's swords were made by Hattori Hanzō, writer/director Frank Miller enthusiastically agreed.
[edit] References
- ^ Miller, Frank (2005 (Original work published 1993)). Frank Miller's Sin City, Volume 2: A Dame to Kill For. Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books, 155.
- ^ Miller, Frank (2005 (Original work published 1997)). Frank Miller's Sin City, Volume 5: Family Values. Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books, 12.
- ^ Kung, Michelle. "Killer Couture", Entertainment Weekly, Time Inc. Retrieved on 2008-05-26. "Sin City costume designer Nina Proctor modified kimonos for Devon Aoki"
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