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Koroshi no rakuin (1967)

98 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   15 June 1967 (Japan)
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A hit-man, with a fetish for sniffing boiling rice, fumbles his latest job, putting him into conflict with his treacherous wife, with a mysterious woman eager for death and with the phantom-like hit-man known only as Number One.

Director:

Seijun Suzuki
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Cast

Credited cast:
Jô Shishido ...
Goro Hanada
Kôji Nanbara Kôji Nanbara ...
No. 1
Isao Tamagawa Isao Tamagawa ...
Michihiko Yabuhara
Anne Mari Anne Mari ...
Misako Nakajo
Mariko Ogawa Mariko Ogawa ...
Mami Hanada
Hiroshi Minami Hiroshi Minami ...
Gihei Kasuga
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Iwae Arai Iwae Arai
Franz Gruber Franz Gruber ...
Western man
Kosuke Hisamatsu Kosuke Hisamatsu
Hiroshi Midorigawa Hiroshi Midorigawa
Tokuhei Miyahara Tokuhei Miyahara
Hiroshi Naga Hiroshi Naga
Takashi Nomura Takashi Nomura
Atsushi Yamatoya Atsushi Yamatoya
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Storyline

The number-three-ranked hit-man, with a fetish for sniffing boiling rice, fumbles his latest job, which puts him into conflict with a mysterious woman whose death wish inspires her to surround herself with dead butterflies and dead birds. Worse danger comes from his own treacherous wife and finally with the number-one-ranked hit-man, known only as a phantom to those who fear his unseen presence. Written by J. Spurlin  

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Plot Keywords:

Fetish | Rice | Boiling Rice | Death | Dead Bird  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Branded to Kill See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nikkatsu See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Director Seijun Suzuki was fired for deviating too far from the script. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Nihon eiga no hyaku nen (1995) See more »