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Branded to Kill
Why this pick
Suzuki pushes Tokyo Drifter’s pop-art criminal underworld even further: deadpan cool, abrupt tonal shifts, graphic compositions, and a deliberately dreamlike hitman narrative.
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MOVIE1966 1h 23m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Hideaki Nitani
Kenji Aizawa
Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo
Chieko Matsubara
Chiharu
Tamio Kawachi
Tatsuzo the Viper
Tomoko Hamakawa
Mutsuko
Takeshi Yoshida
Keiichi
Isao Tamagawa
Umetani
Eimei Esumi
Otsuka