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Branded to Kill (1967)

Genre : Action, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Seijun Suzuki
Writer : Yasuaki Hangai, Yutaka Okada, Seijun Suzuki, Takeo Kimura, Atsushi Yamatoya, Yozo Tanaka, Seiichirō Yamaguchi, Chūsei Sone

Synopsis

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

Actors

Jō Shishido
Jō Shishido
Gorô Hanada
Kôji Nanbara
Kôji 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
Hiroshi Chō
Hiroshi Chō
Bartender
Atsushi Yamatoya
Atsushi Yamatoya
No. 4 Killer Ko
Takashi Nomura
Takashi Nomura
Tokuhei Miyahara
Tokuhei Miyahara
Hiroshi Midorikawa
Hiroshi Midorikawa
Optometrist
Kosuke Hisamatsu
Kosuke Hisamatsu
Jeweler
Iwae Arai
Iwae Arai
Yû Izumi
Yû Izumi
Kyôji Mizuki
Kyôji Mizuki
Kōji Seyama
Kōji Seyama
Masaaki Honme
Masaaki Honme
Mitsuru Sawa
Mitsuru Sawa
Shiro Tonami
Shiro Tonami
Akira Takahashi
Akira Takahashi
Shinzô Shibata
Shinzô Shibata
Tessen Nakahira
Tessen Nakahira
Wataru Kobayashi
Wataru Kobayashi
Yoshigi Ôba
Yoshigi Ôba
Ken Mizoguchi
Ken Mizoguchi
Michiko Hagi
Michiko Hagi
Franz Gruber
Franz Gruber
Western Man (uncredited)

Crews

Seijun Suzuki
Seijun Suzuki
Director
Kaneo Iwai
Kaneo Iwai
Producer
Takiko Mizunoe
Takiko Mizunoe
Producer
Kazue Nagatsuka
Kazue Nagatsuka
Director of Photography
Naozumi Yamamoto
Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Masami Kuzû
Masami Kuzû
Assistant Director
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Motozô Kawahara
Motozô Kawahara
Art Direction
Akira Yamashita
Akira Yamashita
Production Manager
Yoshinobu Akino
Yoshinobu Akino
Sound
Kakuo Watai
Kakuo Watai
Fight Choreographer
Saburo Mitsuo
Saburo Mitsuo
Gaffer
Atsushi Yamatoya
Atsushi Yamatoya
Theme Song Performance
熊野煕子
熊野煕子
Script Supervisor
Yasuaki Hangai
Yasuaki Hangai
Screenplay
Yutaka Okada
Yutaka Okada
Screenplay
Seijun Suzuki
Seijun Suzuki
Screenplay
Takeo Kimura
Takeo Kimura
Screenplay
Atsushi Yamatoya
Atsushi Yamatoya
Screenplay
Yozo Tanaka
Yozo Tanaka
Screenplay
Seiichirō Yamaguchi
Seiichirō Yamaguchi
Screenplay
Chūsei Sone
Chūsei Sone
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

Branded to Kill Original Trailer (Seijun Suzuki, 1967) Arrow Video

Posters and backgrounds

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