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Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

1967 · 91 min · JA · 7.2 (207 votes)
Dir. Seijun Suzuki · Starring Joe Shishido, Kōji Nanbara, Isao Tamagawa, Annu Mari, Mariko Ogawa, Hiroshi Minami · Music Naozumi Yamamoto
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

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

VIBE

A hyper-stylized, neon-drenched dive into the mind of a killer. It's a cool, detached, and brutally efficient ride through a world of honor, obsession, and sudden violence.

stylishviolentsleeknihilisticcoolsteadyJapanese New Waveneo-noircrime thrillerstylized violencehonormasculinitydeathobsession
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assassinhitmanyakuzaorganized crime
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