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15 June 1967 (Japan)
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The film's story centers on Hanada, a.k.a. "No. 3 Killer," the third-best hit man in Japanese organized crime...
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So cool Jarmusch ripped it off
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(Credited cast) | Jo Shishido | ... | Hanada Goro |
| Mariko Ogawa | ... | Mami Hanada |
| Anne Mari | ... | Misako |
| Kôji Nanbara | ... | No.1 |
| Isao Tamagawa | ... | Michihiko Yabuhara |
| Hiroshi Minami | ... | Gihei Kasuga |
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| Iwae Arai | ||
| Franz Gruber | ... | Western man |
| Kosuke Hisamatsu | ||
| Hiroshi Midorigawa | ||
| Tokuhei Miyahara | ||
| Hiroshi Naga | ||
| Takashi Nomura | ||
| Atsushi Yamatoya | ||
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Branded to Kill (International: English title) (USA)
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98 min | Argentina:99 min | USA:91 min
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Director Seijun Suzuki was fired for deviating too far from the script.
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Seijun Suzuki refers to his films as "entertainment" and without critical merit. Yet, this was somewhat tongue in cheek as he stated that critics feel a movie must have a "moral or some social commentary" to be worthy of attention. Be that as it may, "Branded to Kill" is simply a fantastic achievement. Suzuki was working with both a lead man and a script provided to him by the Nikkatsu Corporation. As such, when you evaluate his films, you do so by focusing on the technical merits. Personally, I find his disconnected editing, and surreal lighting styles to be amazing. Suzuki's skill turns what is otherwise a laughable boiler plate film noir into something more. The lighting and editing make the exclamations that the script doesn't, and the decision to shoot the final scene in a boxing ring is brilliant.
It was entertaining to watch person after person jump up and down about the originality of "Ghost Dog" with no mention of the fact that Jarmusch lifted one of the assassination sequences unchanged from "Branded to Kill". Hopefully as more of Suzuki's work comes to DVD, people and critics alike will recognize a blatant tribute when it is given. Suzuki deserves them all.