Sure Death 5

1991 1h 44m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Makoto Fujita
Nakamura Mondo
Kunihiko Mitamura
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Kin Sugai
Nakamura Sen
Mari Shiraki
Nakamura Ritsu
Sachiko Mitsumoto
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Megumi Asaoka
Sada
Hiroaki Murakami
Masa
Yōko Yamamoto
Goto Chise

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Masuda
Writers: Takeshi Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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35 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 Toshio Masuda, 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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6 / 8

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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7 / 8

CAST

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

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0226759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

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

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135 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 Toshio Masuda, 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: tt0226759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.