Gonin

"Five men... two killers... one massacre..."

1995 2h 1m JA

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 66

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Synopsis

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Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers.

“Five men... two killers... one massacre...”

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Cast

Koichi Sato
Mikihiko Bandai
Masahiro Motoki
Junichi Mitsuya
Takeshi Kitano
Ichiro Kyoya
Jinpachi Nezu
Kaname Hizu
Kippei Shiina
Jimmy
Naoto Takenaka
Shohei Ogiwara
Kazuya Kimura
Kazuma Shibata
Chiaki Kuriyama
Ogiwara's Daughter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Ishii
Writers: Takashi Ishii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Ishii, shot by Yasushi Sasakibara. 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 Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima 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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Koichi Sato and Masahiro Motoki and Takeshi Kitano carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Five men... two killers... one massacre...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0113194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Ishii directs. Yasushi Sasakibara behind the camera. Goro Yasukawa scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Gonin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Ishii, shot by Yasushi Sasakibara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Goro Yasukawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Koichi Sato and Masahiro Motoki and Takeshi Kitano carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Five men... two killers... one massacre...".
8IMDB entry: tt0113194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 66 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.