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Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Behold the best of Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro all in one film.

1968•1h 54m•

★7.0(80 ratings)

ActionComedy

Overview

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.

Director

Kihachi Okamoto

Writers

Kihachi Okamoto, Akira Murao

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Main Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Genta

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Hanji (Hanjiro Tabata)

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Chino Kajii

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Magobei Shôda

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Monnosuke Takei

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Tamiya Ayuzawa

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Hyogo Moriuchi

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

Jurota Arao

Atsuo Nakamura

Atsuo Nakamura

Tetsutaro

Nami Tamura

Nami Tamura

Yô

Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Gendayu Shimada

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Shinroku Matsuo

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Assistant Director: Kunihiko Watanabe

Writing

Novel: Shūgorō Yamamoto
Screenplay: Kihachi Okamoto
Screenplay: Akira Murao

Production

Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Masaru Satō
Sound Effects Editor: Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Recordist: Shin Watarai

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Rokurô Nishigaki

Editing

Editor: Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Art Direction

Production Design: Hiroyasu Tsutsumi
Art Direction: Iwao Akune

Keywords

samuraibased on novel or bookyakuzaroninjidaigeki

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Behold the best of Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro all in one film."

#2

The original title is "斬る" (JA).

#3

The runtime is 114 minutes (1h 54m).

#4

The film was directed by Kihachi Okamoto.

#5

The screenplay was written by Kihachi Okamoto and Akira Murao.

#6

The score was composed by Masaru Satō.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Rokurô Nishigaki.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0063186.

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Rating

7.0/10

Good

80 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

斬る

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

TOHO

TOHO