Sure Death 6

1996 1h 40m JA

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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When an artist dies, the official cause of death is judged to be a stroke, but his daughter suspects foul play. She recruits the services of an assassin, who by chance encounters an old friend...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Makoto Fujita
Nakamura Mondo
Kunihiko Mitamura
Kin Sugai
Sen
Mari Shiraki
Ritsu
Kiyoshi Nakajo
Yūko Natori
Chizuru Azuma
Fumie Hosokawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahisa Sadanaga
Writers: Takeshi Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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30 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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masahisa Sadanaga, 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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CAST

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Makoto Fujita and Kunihiko Mitamura and Kin Sugai carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt4428642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Sure Death! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Masahisa Sadanaga, shot by Shigeru Ishihara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masaaki Hirao. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Koichi Sonoi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Makoto Fujita and Kunihiko Mitamura and Kin Sugai carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4428642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.