BlackFox

2019 1h 26m JA

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 51

AnimationActionDramaScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Rikka is a ninja descendant. Her grandfather Hyoe is the last chief of their ninja clan and her father is a cyborg researcher. Both are killed when a weapons' company raids his lab to use his research. Rikka sets out to avenge their deaths.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ayaka Nanase
Rikka Isurugi (voice)
Haruka Tomatsu
Mia (voice)
You Taichi
Melissa (voice)
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Allen (voice)
Eizo Tsuda
Hyouei (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Oboro (voice)
Aki Toyosaki
Madara (voice)
Kohsuke Toriumi
Kasumi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuya Nomura
Writers: Naoki Hayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Sakamoto's Ninja Universe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuya Nomura, shot by Yu Wakabayashi. 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 Kana Hashiguchi. 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 Go Sadamatsu 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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Ayaka Nanase and Haruka Tomatsu and You Taichi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8816016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuya Nomura directs. Yu Wakabayashi behind the camera. Kana Hashiguchi scores. Go Sadamatsu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Part of the "Sakamoto's Ninja Universe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kazuya Nomura, shot by Yu Wakabayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kana Hashiguchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Go Sadamatsu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ayaka Nanase and Haruka Tomatsu and You Taichi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt8816016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.