Okami wa Kurayami no Tenshi (Japanese Title)

[Machine Translation] The sincerity of a mafia loner and the aesthetics of silence... A masterpiece of film noir that pays homage to "Samurai" starring Alain Delon. Winner of the Critics' Week Grand Prix at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival and the Cannes International Film Festival's Visionary Award. The film also won the Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, the Italian Film Press Association Award for Best Actress and Best Cinematography, the Special Jury Prize at the Gallio Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Prize at the Ljubljana International Film Festival, and many others. --Salvo is a ruthless hitman in Palermo's mafia world, when one day he is attacked by a rival mobster. One day, he learns the name of the man who ordered the attack and sneaks into the house to retaliate, only to find his daughter Rita, who is blind. Salvo returns home and kills his retaliator, Rita's brother, after a struggle, and is left alone with Rita. Salvo presses his hands, stained with his brother's blood, to Rita's forehead and tries to pull the trigger of his gun. But then a miracle happens and Rita's sight is restored. Determined to save Rita, Salvo lies to his boss and hides her in an abandoned factory. He eventually discovers his betrayal, but refuses to hand Rita over to him. After a gunfight with his men, Salvo escapes with Rita, though he is deeply wounded...

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マフィアの一匹狼の誠実と沈黙の美学・・・。 アラン・ドロン主演『サムライ』にオマージュを捧げたフィルムノワールの傑作。第66回カンヌ国際映画祭批評家週間部門グランプリ、カンヌ国際映画祭ヴィジョナリー賞受賞。さらにイタリア・ゴールデングローブ賞、最優秀女優賞、イタリア映画記者協会賞、最優秀女優賞&最優秀撮影賞、ガリオ映画祭特別審査員賞、リュブリャナ国際映画祭国際批評家連盟賞など受賞多数。 ――パレルモのマフィア社会で非情なヒットマンとして生きるサルヴォは、ある日敵対するマフィアの襲撃を受ける。襲撃を命じた相手の名を聞き出し、報復のために家に忍び込んだサルヴォがそこに見たのは、目の見えない娘リタの姿だった。帰宅した報復相手、リタの兄を格闘の末に仕留めたサルヴォは、リタと二人きりになる。兄の血で汚れた両手をリタの額に押し付け、銃の引き金を引こうとするサルヴォ。だが、その時奇跡が起き、リタの視力が回復する。リタを救おうと決意するサルヴォは、ボスに嘘をつき、リタを廃工場にかくまう。やがて裏切りが露見するが、リタを引き渡すことを拒む。手下たちとの銃撃戦の末、深手を負いながらもサルヴォはリタを連れて脱出する・・・。