Tokyo is a dark technopolis 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 Chiaki's half sister, the mysterious Ikko, threatens him. Inspired by a legendary hit woman, Ikko calls herself the Black Angel and plans to wash away her father's murderer in a deluge of blood. Black Angel II Mayo, the Black Angel, is ordered to assassinate a powerful syndicate leader. The hit goes awry 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 ever since. The Black Angel escapes with her life, but is ordered to return and kill the mafioso at any cost. Pistol Opera Stray Cat is number three. She wants to be number one with the gun. Seijun Suzuki creates a stunningly lurid, extreme tale of a woman assassins surreal rise in the criminal underworld. Its eccentric, eye-popping images and extreme action is fast earning Pistol Opera a worldwide cult following. Starring new sensation Makiko Esumi.
B**S
Art of the Gun Triple Feature
I got this pack because I wanted to see Pistol Opera. I figured I may as well get two more movies with it. Pistol Opera was not as good as I thought it would be. It was really "artsy". It was okay, but it wasn't what I thought it would be. I was really surprised with the Black Angel movies though. I figured those would be so-so movies. I really did like the first Black Angel. It was probably my favorite of the three. Black Angel 2 was not as good as the first one, but it was still a decent movie. It didn't suck. I was just kind of let down because it didn't come out as good as the first one. Overall the movie pack was cheap and the movies weren't horrible. I don't regret buying this pack.
P**O
Bought for Pistol Opera and enjoyed all three.
Got this for Pistol Opera. Pistol Opera was crazy, artistic, off the wall stuff and a great sequel (if you pay attention as you watch it, it is a sequel) to branded to kill. Got bored one night and watched the other two. Good action shoot em up fliks. A bit more story and character development than I expected so better than I had assumed they would be. Actually kind of like them. Not a bad purchase.
D**N
Thoughtful, furious action.
This triple box set is certainly value for money. The list price of any two of these DVDs working out at more than that for all three.Black Angel was the first of these movies that I had seen commercially, and I was interested to see Black Angel 2. The inclusion of Pistol Opera in the collection was an added bonus.Of the three, my favourite is BA2, but all three can be recommended for style, action and some shake you up moments of tension and explosive violence.Definitely a top tip.
J**C
Two Stars
Not as impressive as I'd hoped.
D**D
Three Stars
price was right bt the movies a little dissappointing
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