Noir - Volume 1 - Shades of Darkness - Shades Of Darkness (2001) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Movie Details Genre Animation Director Koichi Mashimo Studio A. D. Vision Language English Audience Rating NR Running Time 125 mins Country USA Color Color Plot "Make a pilgrimage for the past with me." Words on a computer screen. A hauntingly familiar melody. Those are the bait that propel professional hit woman Mireille Bouquet on an odyssey of death and vengeance, into the icy blackness of her own soul. There she will find Kirika Yumura, a young Japanese amnesiac whose killing skills are as Deadly as Mirielle's, and whose missing memory may unlock the mystery of Mirielle's own past. In uneasy partnership, never truly trusting each other, they embark on a journey through the ultimate darkness, searching for a truth that they know will mean their deaths. Angels. Assassins. Bringers of death. They are Noir, and no man will stand between them and their destiny. Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 34 In Collection Yes Product Details Format DVD-R Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) Layers Single side, Dual layer UPC 702727027123 Release Date 2/18/2003 Packaging Keep Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 JAPANESE: Dolby Digital 5.1 Nr of Disks/Tapes 1 Extra Features Production Sketches Clean Opening and Closing Credits Original Japanese Promos ADV Previews