Black Angel vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.3/10 for Black Angel). Black Angel is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 3h . Bound by Honor is the older of the two (1993 against 1998). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Black Angel
Bound by Honor| Black Angel | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 3h |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Takashi Ishii | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Shun Nakayama, Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Black Angel
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.
Bound by Honor
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional…
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