Golgo 13: The Professional

"He shoots...he scores...he'll blow you away!"

1983 1h 31m JA

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 87

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Synopsis

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Indestructible to his enemies and irresistible to women, the professional assassin codenamed Golgo 13 is shrouded in mystery and anonymity. If you're on his hit list, you're already dead. Always hired on his reputation alone, Golgo never breaks a contract. Can he survive the combined forces of the FBI, CIA, the Pentagon and the U.S. Army? Has the nameless agent finally met his match against the superhuman powers of the Snake and the twin evils of the psychopathic mercenaries, Gold and Silver?

“He shoots...he scores...he'll blow you away!”

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Cast

Tetsurō Sagawa
Golgo 13
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Gen. T. Jefferson
Kei Tomiyama
Robert Dawson
Kumiko Takizawa
Rita / Emily Dawson
Reiko Mutoh
Laura Dawson
Toshiko Fujita
Cindy / Doctor Zed
Ichirô Murakoshi
E. Young
Kazue Komiya
Rita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osamu Dezaki
Writers: Takao Saito, Shūkei Nagasaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Golgo 13 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshiyuki Ohmori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tetsurō Sagawa and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Kei Tomiyama carry the top of the cast.

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DIRECTOR

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Marketing tagline: "He shoots...he scores...he'll blow you away!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Osamu Dezaki directs. Hirokata Takahashi behind the camera. Toshiyuki Ohmori scores. Masatoshi Tsurubuchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Golgo 13 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Toshiyuki Ohmori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tetsurō Sagawa and Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Kei Tomiyama carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He shoots...he scores...he'll blow you away!".
8IMDB entry: tt0086148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "assassin", "mercenary", "melancholy", "us army".