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Hissatsu!

Hissatsu!

1984Movie⏱️ 2h 3m
Drama
5.5
IMDB Rating
93 votes

A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.

Director
Masahisa Sadanaga
Writers
Tatsuo Nogami, Takeshi Yoshida
Stars
Makoto Fujita, Kunihiko Mitamura, Izumi Ayukawa
Release Date
January 1, 1984
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
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🎭 Top Cast

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Makoto Fujita
as Mondo Nakamura
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Kunihiko Mitamura
as Shokunihide Kagiri
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Izumi Ayukawa
as 'Jack-of-all-trades' Nokayo
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Kiyoshi Nakajyoo
as 'Shamisen Shop' Yuugi
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
as 'Shamisen Shop' Oriku
Mari Shiraki
Mari Shiraki
as Ritsu
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Gannosuke Ashiya
as Masa
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Takao Kataoka
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Megumi Sakita
as Otami

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Japan
Production
Shochiku

🏷️ Keywords

groupbandbased on tv seriesjidai gekibased on novel

🎯 Categories

JapaneseDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A good mix of laughs and blood
by freakus1999-07-02
9/10

"This movie is based on a period drama that was wildly popular on Japanese television in the 70's called "Hissatsu Shikake-Ni "Hissatsu" (Sure Death) tells the story of a secret group who masquerade as regular merchants by day but are really killers for hire who work to avenge those who seek justice. The members all have highly specialized killing methods based on their "daytime" occupations, a roof tiler kills by throwing sharpened tiles, a Shamisen (like a Japanese banjo) maker kills with the instruments strings etc. This movie deals with the group trying to tra..."

📖 Synopsis

A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.