Black Angel vs Striking Rescue
Striking Rescue has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.3/10 for Black Angel). Striking Rescue is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 47m. Black Angel is the older of the two (1998 against 2024). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Black Angel | Striking Rescue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Takashi Ishii | Cheng Siyi |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Shun Nakayama, Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima | Tony Jaa, Eason Hung, Xing Yu, Philip Keung Ho-Man, Chen Duo-Yi |
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.
Striking Rescue
A veteran Muay Thai expert goes on a take-no-prisoners mission of revenge after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered by mysterious forces.
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