Action ·Drama ·Thriller · Japan · 1978 · 1h 32m

The Killing Game

殺人遊戯

The Killing Game poster
Director
Tōru Murakawa
Cast
Yūsaku Matsuda as Shohei Narumi Yutaka Nakajima as Misako Tsuyama Gajirō Satō as Egawa Kai Ato as Bunta Izutsu Hitoshi Ōmae as Ozeki Kōjirō Kusanagi as Manji Hanai
Crew
Seizō Sengen — Director of Photography Osamu Tanaka — Editor Yuji Ohno — Original Music Composer Koji Harima — Screenplay Susumu Saji — Screenplay Mitsuru Kurosawa — Producer
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?

Trailer The Killing Game — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanhitman
Key Collaborators
Tōru Murakawa Director Seizō Sengen Director of Photography Osamu Tanaka Editor Yuji Ohno Original Music Composer Koji Harima Screenplay Susumu Saji Screenplay Mitsuru Kurosawa Producer Ryoji Ito Producer
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