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A Certain Killer

A Certain Killer

19676.61h 22m

Overview

A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.

Directed by Kazuo Mori
Written by Shinji Fujiwara, Yasuzō Masumura, Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
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Top Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Shiozawa

Yumiko Nogawa

Yumiko Nogawa

Keiko

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Maeda

Mayumi Nagisa

Mayumi Nagisa

Shogo

Jōtarō Senba

Jōtarō Senba

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Tatsuo Matsushita

Owada

Sachiko Kobayashi

Sachiko Kobayashi

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Kimura

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Yūji Hamada

Yūji Hamada

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Themes & Keywords

japanhitmanyakuzapost war japandrug deal

About A Certain Killer

A Certain Killer is a drama, crime film released in 1967 exploring themes of japan, hitman, yakuza, post war japan, drug deal. Directed by Kazuo Mori, it stars Raizō Ichikawa, Yumiko Nogawa, Mikio Narita. A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.

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