Movie

The Age of Assassins

1967 · 99 min

A giddy, off-kilter chase that keeps flipping between slapstick silliness and sudden violence, leaving you unsure whether to laugh or flinch.

Overview: A nerdy young college instructor named Shinji Kikyo returns home one day to find himself the target of a mad assassin. Surviving somewhat miraculously, he fends off other assassins and with the help of reporter Keiko Tsurumaki and car mechanic Bill Otomo, eventually discovering that a "population control" association is really an assassination squad led by Shogo Mizorogi, who has been training patients of a mental asylum to become killers.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, tense and dark. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, identity, madness, deception
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
identity
madness
deception
violence
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild