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Branded to Kill

1967 · 91 min

A stylish, disorienting plunge into a hitman's feverish mind, blending dark comedy, sudden violence, and surreal imagery.

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

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • madness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour6
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, action
Directed by
Seijun Suzuki
Written by
Yutaka Okada, Takeo Kimura, Seiichirō Yamaguchi, Yasuaki Hangai
Starring
Joe Shishido, Kōji Nanbara, Isao Tamagawa, Annu Mari, Mariko Ogawa, Hiroshi Minami, Hiroshi Chō, Atsushi Yamatoya
Music
Naozumi Yamamoto
Cinematography
Kazue Nagatsuka
Runtime
91 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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