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A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.


Every Monday, a young woman is murdered in the subway, leading psychiatrist Setsuko Suma to investigate Dr. Rei Aku's deprogramming of former sect members.

Kaho Minami
Setsuko Suma

Takeshi Wakamatsu
Rei Aku

Etsushi Toyokawa
Tomoo

Ryoko Takizawa
Yuki Takei

Masayuki Shionoya
Fumio Banba
Yukio Yamato
Shinji Ashida

Tomorowo Taguchi
Endo

Toshinori Kondo
Kotaro Shimada
Jin Akiyama
Professor Souda
Angel Dust is a horror, crime, mystery film released in 1994 exploring themes of detective, serial killer, tokyo, japan, brainwashing, neo-noir, psychological horror. Directed by Gakuryu Ishii, it stars Kaho Minami, Takeshi Wakamatsu, Etsushi Toyokawa. Every Monday, a young woman is murdered in the subway, leading psychiatrist Setsuko Suma to investigate Dr. Rei Aku's deprogramming of former sect members.
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