Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

1973 1h 28m JA

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9.3

MASTERPIECE

★9.3TMDB · 3

Synopsis

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An assassin is mistaken for a doctor and threatened by a band of masterless warriors, but they realize their mistake and retreat into the darkness. Days later, he is asked to kill the doctor's brother. What secrets are these men hiding?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Ogata
Baian Fujieda
Yoichi Hayashi
Jyugoro Kosugi
Kayo Matsuo
Orin
Kei Satō
tyobei(Izuya)
So Yamamura
Hanemon(Otowaya)
Asao Koike
Sohku Yamazaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yūsuke Watanabe
Writers: Yūsuke Watanabe
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ken Ogata and Yoichi Hayashi and Kayo Matsuo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0164644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yūsuke Watanabe directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Professional Killers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Ken Ogata and Yoichi Hayashi and Kayo Matsuo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0164644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.