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Release Date:
October 1, 2004
Original Title:
ブラックキス
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Romance
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16
Runtime: 133
Asuka is an aspiring model who moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She moves into a small apartment with a friend of a friend, Kasumi. A bizarre murder occurs in the hotel across the street. The body was mutilated and repositioned into a lurid work of art. After this, a string of murders start happening all around the two girls, as if some crazed serial killer was following them. At the scene of each crime, the perpetrator leaves a black lip print, and is subsequently dubbed "The Black Kiss.
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Art Direction:
Toshihiro Isomi
Assistant Director:
Tomohiro Kubo
Director:
Makoto Tezuka
Director of Photography:
Kazuhiro Shirao
Editor:
Makoto Tezuka
Nobuhiko Ishikawa
Producer:
Takashi Asai
Makoto Tezuka
Production Design:
China Hayashi
Screenplay:
Haruyo Moriyoshi
Makoto Tezuka
Koji Tanaka
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