Black Angel Vol. 1

– Tokyo is a dark technopolis, a city of faceless chrome and cold marble. It is ruled by Nogi, a yakuz..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Original Name:
黒の天使 Vol.1
Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998) - Also known as 黒の天使 Vol.1

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.

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Release Date:

30 May 1998

Language:

Japanese, English

Director:

Takashi Ishii

Writer:

Takashi Ishii

Main Actors:

Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shîna

Plot:

Ikko, the six year old daughter of a yakuza gang boss witnesses the brutal slaying of her parents and is only saved from sharing their fate by an underground hitwoman who goes by the nom-de-guerre of "Black Angel." Years after escaping to America, Ikko returns to Tokyo as a young woman. She adopts the name "Black Angel" and is out for revenge.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10