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Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

19677.21h 31m

Overview

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Written by Atsushi Yamatoya, Yasuaki Hangai, Seiichirō Yamaguchi
Produced by Takiko Mizunoe, Kaneo Iwai
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Top Cast

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Gorô Hanada

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

No. 1

Isao Tamagawa

Isao Tamagawa

Michihiko Yabuhara

Annu Mari

Annu Mari

Misako Nakajô

Mariko Ogawa

Mariko Ogawa

Mami Hanada

Hiroshi Minami

Hiroshi Minami

Gihei Kasuga

H

Hiroshi Chō

Bartender

Atsushi Yamatoya

Atsushi Yamatoya

No. 4 Killer Ko

T

Takashi Nomura

T

Tokuhei Miyahara

Themes & Keywords

assassinhitmanyakuzaorganized crimeblack and whitebutterflyabsurd

About Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill is a thriller, crime, action film released in 1967 exploring themes of assassin, hitman, yakuza, organized crime, black and white, butterfly. Directed by Seijun Suzuki, it stars Joe Shishido, Kōji Nanbara, Isao Tamagawa. After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

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