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The Killing Game (1978)

Genre : Action, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Tōru Murakawa
Writer : Koji Harima, Susumu Saji

Synopsis

The second movie of Tôru Murakawa's "Game" trilogy. After making a sensational hit, a hitman has gone into hiding for five years. When he comes back he bumps into two women that he has spared five years ago. Two rival yakuza bosses hire Narumi to kill the other. Will Narumi's sense of chivalry entrap him again?

Actors

Yūsaku Matsuda
Yūsaku Matsuda
Shohei Narumi
Yutaka Nakajima
Yutaka Nakajima
Misako Tsuyama
Gajiro Satoh
Gajiro Satoh
Egawa
Kai Atō
Kai Atō
Bunta Izutsu
Hitoshi Ômae
Hitoshi Ômae
Ozeki
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Manji Hanai
Kaori Takeda
Kaori Takeda
Akiko Sakurai
Daisuke Kuwabara
Daisuke Kuwabara
Ninomiya
Kenji Imai
Kenji Imai
Oyama
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Shoichi Katsuda
Naomi Oka
Naomi Oka
Moeko Ezawa
Moeko Ezawa
Daigo Kusano
Daigo Kusano
Osamu Tsuruoka
Osamu Tsuruoka
Rebun Hori
Rebun Hori
Hyōe Enoki
Hyōe Enoki

Crews

Tōru Murakawa
Tōru Murakawa
Director
Mitsuru Kurosawa
Mitsuru Kurosawa
Producer
Osamu Tanaka
Osamu Tanaka
Editor
Koji Harima
Koji Harima
Screenplay
Susumu Saji
Susumu Saji
Screenplay
Norimoto Seizo
Norimoto Seizo
Director of Photography
Tatsuya Irino
Tatsuya Irino
Art Direction
Yoichi Sai
Yoichi Sai
Assistant Director
Ryoji Ito
Ryoji Ito
Producer
Yuji Ohno
Yuji Ohno
Original Music Composer

Trailers and other movies

The Killing Game (1978) Original Trailer [FHD]

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