Black Angel

May 30, 1998

1h 47m

★ 6.4

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Shochiku

Black Angel Trailers

Cast

Ikko Amaoka

Riona Hazuki

Mayo

Reiko Takashima

Chiaki Amaoka

Miyuki Ono

Goro Nogi

Jinpachi Nezu

Shinichi Onda

Kippei Shiina

Jill

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Mitsuru Amaoka

Hideo Murota

Narusawa

Shingo Tsurumi

Noburo Yasuda

Daisuke Iijima

Asami

Noriko Hayami

Kotani

Reiko Kataoka

Kusakabe

Ren Osugi

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