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Black Angel

1998 · 107 min

A stylish, brutal noir that pulls you into a cold, bloody world of revenge and damaged people.

Directed by: Takashi Ishii
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Miyuki Ono

Tagline: I Don't Wanna' Live Any More... How 'Bout You?
Overview: Tokyo is a dark technopolis, a city of faceless chrome and cold marble. It is ruled by Nogi, a yakuza boss specializing in drugs and murder. He gained absolute power by executing the former boss and marrying his daughter, Chiaki. Only the mysterious Ikko, Chiaki's half-sister threatens him. Inspired by a legendary hit-woman, Ikko calls herself the Black Angel and plans to wash away her father's murderer with a deluge of blood.

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Directed by: Takashi Ishii
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Miyuki Ono

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
betrayal
crime
trauma
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	8
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Complexity	6
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Genres: action, thriller, crime
Directed by: Takashi Ishii
Written by: Takashi Ishii
Starring: Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Miyuki Ono, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shiina, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Hideo Murota, Shingo Tsurumi
Music: Goro Yasukawa
Cinematography: Kazuto Sato
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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