Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

1977 · 100 min · ★ 6.2 · Science Fiction, Mystery

Komori Chiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day while training, her coach hits a ball into her eye on accident. At the hospital, the news that she will never regain the sight in her eye leaves her heartbroken. As a last resort, she undergoes a costly surgery from the mysterious doctor known as Black Jack, where after a successful operation, a mysterious figure starts to emerge in her vision, and only she can see it.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Written by James Miki

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Cast

Nagisa Katahira Chiaki Komori
Joe Shishido Black Jack
Etsuko Shihomi Kyoko Nanbu
Shingo Yamamoto Hiroshi Imaoka
Kōji Wada Masahiko Tate
Toru Minegishi Shiro Kazama
Isao Tamagawa Detective Geta
Rinichi Yamamoto Detective Tawashi
Hiroyuki Nagato Eiichiro Komori
Honey Lane Yoriko Tate
Fumi Dan Masahiko Tate's Sister
Yumeji Tsukioka Dorm Mother

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