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Branded To Kill
(98 min)
1967 - Drama, Gangster - Japan
Hanada (Number 3 Killer) lives his life day by day being a yakuza assassin. He and his wife live in their high-class, trendy apartment. One day, a mysterious woman by the name of Misako confronts him with a kill or be killed contract offer. Hanada pursues her and desperately wants to make love to her in his small bedroom, littered with dead butterflies pinned to the wall. Hanada takes her contract, but when the crucial moment comes up, (ironically) a butterfly messes everything up for him. An innocent victim has been killed and according to the yakuza way, he must pay for his mistake with his life. With a story filled with violent gun battles, back stabs, and deceit, Hanada ultimately confronts the ultimate killer, Number 1. In one of the most intimidating and intriguing stand offs ever, Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill is not easily forgotten.
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Director : Seijun Suzuki
Cast : Jo Shishido, Mariko Ogawa, Mari Annu, Koji Nambara, Isao Tamagawa, Hiroshi Minami
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Flowers & The Angry Waves
(88 min)
1964 - Drama - Japan
A brave coal miner named Kikuji of the Murata clan (Akira Kobayashi) attempting to escape his checkered past must lead a rebellion against the rival Tamai clan to protect an important building contract. At the same time, Kikuji’s wife Oshige (Chieko Matsubara) is hiding out as a waitress in hopes that Detective Tanioka (Isao Tamagawa) will not discover the truth with lies beneath the surface. Add to the mix a clever assassin (Tamio Kawaji) on the trail of Kikuji and you have one hell of a hodge-podge of unique characters in a story only Seijun Suzuki could tell. In a struggle to escape your past, what will the future bring?
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Director : Seijun Suzuki
Cast : Akira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Naoko Kubo, Tamio Kawaji, Kaku Takashina, Shoki Fukae
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