Kill! (1968)
"Kiru" (original title)

Two ronin - an ex-samurai and an ex-farmer - get caught up a local officials complex game of murder and betrayal.

Director:

Kihachi Okamoto

Writers:

Kihachi Okamoto (screenplay), Akira Murao (screenplay),

Stars:

Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Genta
Etsushi Takahashi	...	Hanji (Hanjiro Tabata)
Yuriko Hoshi	...	Chino Kajii
Tadao Nakamaru	...	Magobei Shôda
Akira Kubo	...	Monnosuke Takei
Shigeru Kôyama	...	Tamiya Ayuzawa
Eijirô Tôno	...	Hyogo Moriuchi
Shin Kishida	...	Jurota Arao
Atsuo Nakamura
Nami Tamura	...	Yô
Hideyo Amamoto	...	Gendayu Shimada
Yoshio Tsuchiya	...	Shinroku Matsuo
Isao Hashimoto	...	Kônosuke Fujii
Akira Hamada	...	Denzô Nishimura
Takeo Chii	...	Yaheiji Yoshida

Storyline

Two ronin - an ex-samurai and an ex-farmer - get caught up a local officials complex game of murder and betrayal.

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Plot Keywords:

ronin | betrayal | murder | violence | 1830s | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

22 June 1968 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kill!

Filming Locations:

Joshu, Gunma, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Yoshio Tsuchiya's character is his own actual ancestor, Matsuo Tsuchiya.

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Quotes

Genta: A sword isn't a sickle.

User Reviews

I saw it and didn't find it to be funny

This is an excellent Japanese action picture just chock full for fighting, killing and samurai stuff. That's fine with me, as I like that sort of film a lot. However, I don't particularly remember the film being THAT funny and it is certainly not a comedy. I am writing this because based on some of the other reviews, I person might assume that to be the case. Action--YES. Comedy--NOPE.

However, I could see the parallel between this movie and the Zatoichi series. Our hero, Ichi, is always looking to help the little guy in trouble and he, too, did bad early in life and is always striving to undo this through good works (like the lead in KILL).