Black Angel

Black Angel

1998 · 107 min · JA · 6.4 (30 votes)
Dir. Takashi Ishii · Starring Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Miyuki Ono, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shiina, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi · Music Goro Yasukawa · Black Angel series

“I Don't Wanna' Live Any More... How 'Bout You?”

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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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Immerse yourself in a sleek, neon-drenched Tokyo underworld, where a relentless quest for vengeance unfolds with gritty intensity. This is a stylish, propulsive dive into dark themes, featuring a compelling femme fatale whose every move is charged with a simmering, destructive fury.

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femme fatalehitwomanrape and revenge
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