takashi ishii kuro no tenshi be a good action film but borrow too many theme and idea from good movie such a la femme nikita and leon representthe professional and naked killer . reona hazuki be perfectly cast a ikko and the child turn cold blood assassin who be out to revenge the murder of her yakuza father . yoshiyuki yamaguchi be jil her japanese american companion who help her on her mission and steal the movie with his street dance move and peculiar japanese english mix up dialog . ishii seem to borrow a lot from the hong kong school of gunplay action which keep the movie interesting but the story and plot drag at time and there be many odd moment of fancy such a ikko and jil dance sequence in a hotel room which seem a bit out of place but i guess break the gloomy and tense atmosphere of the story . viewer may recoil at a couple of scene but the movie be very tame when compare to movie such a the killer or hard boil . tenshii be an interesting entry from ishii who have a unique flair for visuals and style but it isn not the best of the genre .