The Battling Angel

The Battling Angel

119 mins | Crime, Action, Science Fiction | Aug. 23, 2003

Police struggle to uncover Klein, a powerful criminal organization. Asuka, a young detective, is assigned to contact and escort Hatsumi, a mistress of the drug lord Kimikuni, but they are ambushed, leaving Hatsumi brain-dead and Asuka near to death. However, the police concoct a top-secret plan to infiltrate Klein by transplanting Asuka's brain into Hatsumi's body.

The Battling Angel

119 mins | Crime, Action, Science Fiction | Aug. 23, 2003

The Battling Angel
Police struggle to uncover Klein, a powerful criminal organization. Asuka, a young detective, is assigned to contact and escort Hatsumi, a mistress of the drug lord Kimikuni, but they are ambushed, leaving Hatsumi brain-dead and Asuka near to death. However, the police concoct a top-secret plan to infiltrate Klein by transplanting Asuka's brain into Hatsumi's body.
Producers Dentsu, Avex Entertainment, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shogakukan, VAP, Towani Corp.
Original title 天使の牙B.T.A.
Directors Ryo Nishimura
Writers Toshio Terada, Arimasa Osawa, Masayuki Ochiai

Cast

Takao Osawa

as Kazumasa

Mayumi Sada

as Hatsumi / Asuka

Tomoka Kurotani

as Asuka

Shiro Sano

as Ashida

Kosuke Toyohara

as Yasuo

Yoji Tanaka

as Akita

Jun Kaname

as Akagawa

Toshiya Tôyama

as Mizutani

Shigemitsu Ogi

as Dr. Oda

Masahiko Nishimura

as Nakanishi