Kill!

"Behold the best of Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro all in one film."

1968 1h 54m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 84

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.

“Behold the best of Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro all in one film.”

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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai
Genta
Etsushi Takahashi
Hanji (Hanjiro Tabata)
Yuriko Hoshi
Chino Kajii
Tadao Nakamaru
Magobei Shôda
Akira Kubo
Monnosuke Takei
Shigeru Kōyama
Tamiya Ayuzawa
Eijirō Tōno
Hyogo Moriuchi
Shin Kishida
Jurota Arao

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Writers: Kihachi Okamoto, Akira Murao
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kihachi Okamoto, shot by Rokurô Nishigaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

CAST

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Tatsuya Nakadai and Etsushi Takahashi and Yuriko Hoshi carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Behold the best of Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro all in one film.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0063186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

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Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kihachi Okamoto directs. Rokurô Nishigaki behind the camera. Masaru Satō scores. Yoshitami Kuroiwa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Kihachi Okamoto, shot by Rokurô Nishigaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Masaru Satō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yoshitami Kuroiwa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tatsuya Nakadai and Etsushi Takahashi and Yuriko Hoshi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Behold the best of Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro all in one film.".
7IMDB entry: tt0063186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.