Sure Death! 3

1986 2h 6m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Third movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. Chasing the killer of a lawman, a group of assassins fall foul of a group of blackmarket financiers who dispatch their own hitmen to dispose of them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Makoto Fujita
Mondo Nakamura
Izumi Ayukawa
Nandemoya no Kayo
Kin Sugai
Sen
Mari Shiraki
Ritsu
Hiroaki Murakami
Kajiya no Masa
Masaki Kyomoto
Kumihimoya no Ryu
Toshio Shiba
Tsurube Shofukutei

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eiichi Kudō
Writers: Tatsuo Nogami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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40 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 Eiichi Kudō, 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 Izumi Ayukawa and Kin Sugai carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0200707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

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140 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 Eiichi Kudō, 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 Izumi Ayukawa and Kin Sugai carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0200707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.