Black Kiss (2004)

Description

Asuka (Reika Hashimoto), an aspiring model, moves to Tokyo to pursue her career. She takes up residence with a moody acquaintance named Kasumi (Kaori Kawamura). Across the street from their apartment, Asuka witnesses a bizarre murder — the body was flayed, disemboweled and arranged into a hideous work of art. A series of coincidental murders occurs, all of which contain what is possibly the murder's calling card: a black lip print dubbed "The Black Kiss". This gruesome crime thriller in the tradition of SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and SEVEN was originally known as SYNCHRONICITY ("Shinkuronishiti") and features Ken Mitsuishi (AUDITION) and Masanobu Ando (BATTLE ROYALE).