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Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

19686.51h 27m

Overview

On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai. The deed costs them time in prison, but Goro had no shred of regret. When Goro is released 2 years later, Masahiko is dying in prison hospital and entrusts his last wish; "find my sister and take care of her." Goro leaves as a free man with a mission, but soon finds that he might have been better off in jail.

Directed by Keiichi Ozawa
Written by Goro Fujita, Kaneo Ikegami, Keiichi Ozawa
Produced by Kaneo Iwai
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Top Cast

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Goro Fujikawa

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Yuki Isomura

Chitose Kobayashi

Chitose Kobayashi

Shinobu Murata

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

Kuromatsu, Meishinkai's boss

Masahiko Tanimura

Masahiko Tanimura

Yosaku, a fish vendor

Jiro Okazaki

Jiro Okazaki

Tetsuo Ishimaru

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Masahiko Murata

Keiji Takamiya

Keiji Takamiya

Ooba, Meishinkai's boss

Hatsue Tonooka

Hatsue Tonooka

Mitsuko

K

Kōtarō Sugie

Uno

Themes & Keywords

yakuzayakuza codeyakuza eiga

About Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin is a crime, action, thriller film released in 1968 exploring themes of yakuza, yakuza code, yakuza eiga. Directed by Keiichi Ozawa, it stars Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Chitose Kobayashi. On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai. The deed costs them time in prison, but Goro had no shred of regret. When Goro is released 2 years later, Masahiko is dying in prison hospital and entrusts his last wish; "find my sister and take care of her." Goro leaves as a free man with a mission, but soon finds that he might have been better off in jail.

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