Kuro no tenshi Vol. 1 (1997)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.7/10   

Director:

Takashi Ishii

Guionista:

Takashi Ishii (writer)

Género:

Drama | Crimen | Suspenso | Acción

Plot:

Ikko, the six year old daughter of a yakuza gang boss witnesses the brutal slaying of her parents and...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Hitwoman | Girls With Guns | Rape | Femme Fatale

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Reparto

Riona Hazuki	...	Ikko Amaoka
Reiko Takashima	...	Mayo
Jinpachi Nezu	...	Goro Nogi
Kippei Shiina	...	Shinichi Onda
Miyuki Ono	...	Chiaki Amaoka
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi	...	Zill
Hideo Murota	...	Mitsuru Amaoka
Shingo Tsurumi	...	Narusawa
Ren Osugi	...	Kusakabe
Daisuke Iijima	...	Noburo Yasuda
Noriko Hayami	...	Asami
Reiko Kataoka	...	Kotani
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Ruben Arvizu	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Bob Buchholz	...	Nogi (voice: English version) (as Robert Buchholz)
Peter Doyle	...	Onda (voice: English version)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	Ikko (voice: English version) (as Midge Mayes)
Rebecca Forstadt	...	Chiaki (voice: English version)
Wendee Lee	...	Assassin, Kosugi's Companion (voice: English version)
Dave Mallow	...	Don Amaoka, Nogi's Associate, Kasuga (voice: English version)
Nicole Presley	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Philece Sampler	...	Chiaki's Aide (voice: English version)
Lia Sargent	...	Mayo (voice: English version)
Joshua Seth	...	Kosugi's Guard (voice: English version)
Steve Staley	...	Zille (voice: English version)
Doug Stone	...	Yasuda, Mr. Kosugi, Senator (voice: English version)
Dan Woren	...	Mr. Narusawa, Kosugi's Guard (voice: English version)

También conocida como:

The Black Angel

Duración:

107 min

País:

Japan

Idioma:

Japonés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

Germany:18 (DVD rating) | UK:18 (video version) (uncut)

Conexiones de Película:

Seguido por Kuro no tenshi Vol. 2 (1999)

Good luck finding this film, it's worth it...

This is part one of Takashi Ishii's "Black Angel" double feature. The two films aren't connected by characters, just a similar general plot focused on female killers. Both films have a low-budget feel to them, and evoke moods in much the same way that Wong Kar-Wai's "Chungking Express" films do.

Ishii really does a lot with this film even though it is considerably based on action movie cliches. Fortunately he manages to breathe some life into it with some excellent camera work (including a particularly well-filmed continuous shot), and the great performances of Riona Hazuki and Reiko Takashima (as the two main female protagonists).

One particular scene of note: Early in the film Ishii breaks up the heavy crime drama with a strangely placed song and dance number that is composed of one long 3 minute shot, from one angle. Very strange. It actually made me think of François Truffaut's "Shoot the Pianot Player." Early in that film a ridiculous dance number in the bar breaks up the tension in much the same way.