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Battle Angel

1993 · 54 min

A gritty, fast-paced cyberpunk ride with brutal fights and a melancholy search for self, compact and visually striking.

Directed by: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Genres: Animation, Action, Science fiction
Starring: Miki Ito, Shunsuke Kariya, Kappei Yamaguchi

Tagline: Angel to one, death to the rest.
Overview: In his travels as a bounty hunter, Hunter–Warrior and cyborg healer Ido one day discovers and repairs the remnants of a cyborg whom he names Gally. Though possessing the body of a young woman, Gally now embodies Ido's most sophisticated and lethal cybernetic skills. The preternaturally strong, amnesiac Gally begins to forge a life for herself in a world where every day is a struggle for survival.

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Directed by: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Genres: Animation, Action, Science fiction
Starring: Miki Ito, Shunsuke Kariya, Kappei Yamaguchi

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
survival
violence
isolation
memory
Places: big city
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, action, science fiction
Directed by: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Written by: Akinori Endo
Starring: Miki Ito, Shunsuke Kariya, Kappei Yamaguchi, Mami Koyama, Shigeru Chiba, Ryuuzaburou Ootomo, Kazuhiko Kishino, Koji Totani
Music: Kaoru Wada
Runtime: 54 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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