Branded to Kill 1967  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Cast: Jo Shishido, Mariko Ogawa, Mari Annu, Koji Nanbara, Isao Tamagawa, Hiroshi Minami
Outrageous characters abound in this bizarre Yakuza thriller about a hit man, Mami Hanada (Mariko Ogawa), whose fortune changes after he fails during an assassination attempt. This film is marked by mood swings, plot twists, and a fascinating idea.
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Pistol Opera 2001  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Cast: Makiko Esumi, Sayoko Yamaguchi, Kan Hanae, Masatoshi Nagase, Mikijiro Hira, Kirin Kiki, Kenji Sawada, Haruko Kato, Tomio Aoki, Yeong-he Han
"Stray Cat" (Makiko Esumi) is the #3-ranked Japanese assassin, and the erotic killer shows no mercy in her quest to be #1. Cult director Seijun Suzuki came out of retirement to rework and remake his 1967 "Branded to Kill."
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Tokyo Drifter 1966 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Cast: Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani, Ryuji Kita, Hideaki Esumi, Tamio Kawaji, Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Eiji Go, Isao Tamagawa, Michio Hino, Tomoko Hamakawa, Takeshi Izumi
When his gang disbands, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo (Tetsuya Watari) joins his boss Kurata (Ryuji Kita) in going straight. But now, a rival gang is threatening Kurata's new business, and Tetsuya moves to the countryside as a drifter in order to take pressure off of Kurata.. Later, when Kurata is forced to order a hit on Tetsuya, Tetsuya returns to Tokyo, wipes out the gang, and then returns to his life as a drifter.
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Youth of the Beast 1963 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The Brute
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Cast: Jo Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawaji, Ikuko Kimuro, Seijun Suzuki, Hideaki Esumi, Tomio Aoki, Eiji Go, Nobuo Kaneko, Masao Shimizu
High, violent energy explodes from the screen in this tale of ex-cop Jo (Jo Shishido) who becomes a member of a yakuza only to initiate a war with a rival gang. His motivation? Revenge for the killing of his former partner.
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| 1. Branded to Kill (1967)
2. Cold Fever (1996)
3. Pistol Opera (2001)
4. Tokyo Drifter (1966)
5. Youth of the Beast (1963)
aka: The Brute
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