Sure Death 4

1987 2h 11m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 9

Drama

Synopsis

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Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the work of assassins, but whose side are they on?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Makoto Fujita
Mondo Nakamura
Kazuko Kato
Otama
Ken Nishida
Officer Onizuka
Ippei Hikaru
Junnosuke
Toshio Yamauchi
Officer Tanaka
Kin Sugai
Sen
Mari Shiraki
Ritsu
Kunihiko Mitamura
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Tatsuo Nogami, Kinji Fukasaku, Akira Nakahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sure Death! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Shigeru Ishihara. 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 Masaaki Hirao. 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 Koichi Sonoi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Makoto Fujita and Kazuko Kato and Ken Nishida carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0183165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kinji Fukasaku directs. Shigeru Ishihara behind the camera. Masaaki Hirao scores. Koichi Sonoi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Sure Death! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Shigeru Ishihara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Masaaki Hirao. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Koichi Sonoi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Makoto Fujita and Kazuko Kato and Ken Nishida carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0183165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.