Movie
Branded to Kill
Overview
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
Details
- Release date
- 1967-06-15
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- Country
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Joe Shishido as Gorô Hanada
- Kōji Nanbara as No. 1
- Isao Tamagawa as Michihiko Yabuhara
- Annu Mari as Misako Nakajô
- Mariko Ogawa as Mami Hanada
- Hiroshi Minami as Gihei Kasuga
- Hiroshi Chō as Bartender
- Atsushi Yamatoya as No. 4 Killer Ko
- Takashi Nomura
- Tokuhei Miyahara
- Hiroshi Midorikawa as Optometrist
- Kosuke Hisamatsu as Jeweler
Crew
- Seijun Suzuki - Director
- Yasuaki Hangai - Screenplay
- Seijun Suzuki - Screenplay
- Takeo Kimura - Screenplay
- Atsushi Yamatoya - Screenplay
- Yōzō Tanaka - Screenplay
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