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Angel Dust (1994)

Angel Dust poster
Original title
エンジェル・ダスト
Directed by
Gakuryū Ishii
Genre
thriller film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A forensic psychiatrist is called to help police track a serial killer who attacks on a Tokyo subway. She works to find the killer while dealing with her own past trauma.

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What happens

Angel Dust (Japanese: エンジェル・ダスト, romanized: Enjeru dasuto) is a 1994 Japanese psychological crime horror film co-written and directed by Gakuryū Ishii. It stars Kaho Minami as a forensic psychiatrist who is brought in by the police to help stop a serial killer who strikes on a crowded Tokyo subway once a week. The film has received positive reviews, with praise for its direction, cinematography, musical score, and performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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