Two rogue surgeons walk into an operating room. Only one believes mercy means letting you die.
Blackjack's surgery was to save Dr. Summit, a surgeon infected with a mysterious infectious disease. However, there appears Dr. Kiriko, who demands extraordinary money like Black Jack, but undertakes euthanasia instead of treatment.
Direction
Konaka builds tension through sterile dread, not blood
Acting
Kusakari's Kiriko: charming menace in a white coat
Production
Nineties live-action anime adaptation that actually works
Director
Kazuya Konaka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tezuka created Black Jack in 1973 as medical rebellion against Japan's rigid healthcare system; Kiriko was his dark mirror from the start.
Daisuke Ryū played Black Jack across three films—this 1996 entry was the last before the character went dormant in live-action for decades.
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