Black Angel

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

1998 1h 47m JA

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6.4

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5.9

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★6.4TMDB · 29★5.9IMDB · 939

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Riona Hazuki
Ikko Amaoka
Reiko Takashima
Mayo
Miyuki Ono
Chiaki Amaoka
Jinpachi Nezu
Goro Nogi
Kippei Shiina
Shinichi Onda
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Jill
Hideo Murota
Mitsuru Amaoka
Shingo Tsurumi
Narusawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Ishii
Writers: Takashi Ishii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Black Angel series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Ishii, shot by Kazuto Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Riona Hazuki and Reiko Takashima and Miyuki Ono carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I Don't Wanna' Live Any More... How 'Bout You?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0149899 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takashi Ishii directs. Kazuto Sato behind the camera. Goro Yasukawa scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Black Angel series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Ishii, shot by Kazuto Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Riona Hazuki and Reiko Takashima and Miyuki Ono carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "I Don't Wanna' Live Any More... How 'Bout You?".
8IMDB entry: tt0149899 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.