Black Angel 2

"The Heavenly Messenger Returns to Take Her Revenge!"

1999 1h 47m JA

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6.9

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6.2

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 18★6.2IMDB · 413

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Mayo, the Black Angel, is ordered to assassinate a powerful syndicate leader. The hit goes awry, however, as the crime boss' bodyguard steps in the way. It's none other than Yamambe, who once rescued Mayo from a rape and has lived in her heart since then.

“The Heavenly Messenger Returns to Take Her Revenge!”

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Cast

Yuki Amami
Mayo
Takeshi Yamato
Yamambe
Reiko Kataoka
Suzu
Yozaburo Ito
Yazaki
Shingo Tsurumi
Mama
Susumu Terajima
Itakura
Daisuke Iijima
Osawa
Eugene Nomura

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

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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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yuki Amami and Takeshi Yamato and Reiko Kataoka carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Heavenly Messenger Returns to Take Her Revenge!".

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The take

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

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Black Angel series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Takashi Ishii, shot by Kazuto Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshio Kitazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yuki Amami and Takeshi Yamato and Reiko Kataoka carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Heavenly Messenger Returns to Take Her Revenge!".
9IMDB entry: tt0190513 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.