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Mezzo Forte

2000 · 55 min

A slick, nasty thrill ride of stylish gunplay and sleaze that keeps you tense and slightly queasy from start to finish.

Directed by: Yasuomi Umetsu
Genres: Animation, Action, Thriller
Starring: Tomoko Kotani, Taichiro Hirokawa, Takumi Yamazaki

Tagline: Double the girls, double the guns!!
Overview: The target of hitgirl Mikura is a wealthy baseball team owner, but he turns out to be a powerful underworld boss. Mikura and her team are beset by countless heavily armed bodyguards and the boss' vicious daughter.

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Directed by: Yasuomi Umetsu
Genres: Animation, Action, Thriller
Starring: Tomoko Kotani, Taichiro Hirokawa, Takumi Yamazaki

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
crime
revenge
betrayal
power
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	8
Horror	4
Humour	4
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: animation, action, thriller
Directed by: Yasuomi Umetsu
Written by: Yasuomi Umetsu
Starring: Tomoko Kotani, Taichiro Hirokawa, Takumi Yamazaki, Rie Ishizuka, Shozo Iizuka, Norio Wakamoto
Music: Tooru Shura
Cinematography: Hisao Kuroi
Runtime: 55 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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