Black Kiss
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Black Kiss

All she wants is a little kiss...

5.5 / 10 2004 2h 13mNR Japanese
CrimeDramaHorrorMysteryRomance

Storyline

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."

Cast & Crew

Reika Hashimoto

Reika Hashimoto

Asuka Hoshino

Lead
Kaori Kawamura

Kaori Kawamura

Kasumi

Shunsuke Matsuoka

Shunsuke Matsuoka

Yusuke Shiraki

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Tatsuo Sorayama

Hijiri Kojima

Hijiri Kojima

Aoi

SI

Seri Iwahori

Aika

A

Anji

Mary Ayabe

S

Sawaco

Mayumi

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Makoto Tezuka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Black Kiss is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker