The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983) Golgo 13 (original title)

Director:

Osamu Dezaki

Writers:

Shûkei Nagasaka (screenplay)
Takao Saitô (comic)

Release Date:

23 October 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

He shoots...he scores...he'll blow you away!

Plot:

The action packed life of the professional assassin Golgo 13 (AKA Duke Togo). This guy makes James Bond look like Maxwell Smart.

Plot Keywords:

Professional Assassin | Assassin | Twin | Mercenary | FBI

Cast

Gregory Snegoff	...	Golgo 13 / Snake (voice: English version) (as Greg Snegoff)
Michael McConnohie	...	Leonard Dawson (voice: English version)
Mike Reynolds	...	Bragan (voice: English version)
Edie Mirman	...	Laura (voice: English version)
Joyce Kurtz	...	Cindy (voice: English version)
Diane Michelle	...	Rita (voice: English version)
Kerrigan Mahan	...	Pablo / Silver (voice: English version)
David Povall	...	Garvin (voice: English version)
Edward Mannix	...	Jefferson (voice: English version) (as Ed Mannix)
Michael Forest	...	Young (voice: English version)
Milton James	...	Albert (voice: English version) (as Milt James)
Steve Kramer	...	Paco (voice: English version)
John Dantona	...	Bishop Moretti (voice: English version)
Jeff Winkless	...	Informant (voice: English version)
Tony Oliver	...	Robert Dawson (voice: English version)
Karlyn Michelson	...	Emily (voice: English version)
Eddie Frierson	...	Gold (voice: English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deke Anderson	...	Thomas
Carlos Ferro	...	Thomas Waltham (voice: English version)
Toshiko Fujita	...	Cindy / Dr. Zed (voice)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Gen. T. Jefferson (voice)
Reiko Mutô	...	Laura Dawson (voice)
Gorô Naya	...	Leonard Dawson (voice)
Tetsurô Sagawa	...	Golgo 13 (voice)
Kumiko Takizawa	...	Rita (voice)
Kôsei Tomita	...	Lt. Bob Bragen (voice)

Directed by
Osamu Dezaki

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Shûkei Nagasaka		screenplay
Takao Saitô		comic

Produced by
Yutaka Fujioka	....	executive producer
Nobuo Inada	....	producer
Carl Macek	....	english language producer
Mataichirô Yamamoto	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Toshiyuki Ohmori

Cinematography by
Hirokata Takahashi

Film Editing by
Masatoshi Tsurubuchi

Art Direction by
Shichirô Kobayashi

Production Management
Jerry Beck	....	production manager (english version)
Yoichi Ikeda	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shunji Ôga	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Wataru Date	....	recording director

Visual Effects by
Satomi Mikuriya	....	CG director
Koichi Omura	....	CG executive producer

Animation Department
Atsuko Fukushima	....	key animator
Kôji Morimoto	....	key animator (as Kouji Morimoto)
Shinji Otsuka	....	key animator
Akio Sugino	....	animation director

Music Department
Seiji Suzuki	....	music selection

Production Companies

• Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Distributors

• Toho Company (1983) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Eastern Star (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Streamline Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Manga Entertainment (1994) (UK) (VHS)
• Manga Entertainment (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Toyo Links Corporation  computer graphics production

Also Known As:

"Golgo 13" - Japan (original title)

Runtime:

UK:91 min | USA:95 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:R | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Singapore:(Banned) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:R (Ontario/Nova Scotia/Manitoba)

Company:

Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Trivia:

One of the earliest anime productions to use CGI. It did not become a common addition to the genre until the mid-90s with the advent of Macross Plus and Ghost in the Shell.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Ford dealership Rita runs in San Francisco displays models (including the modified Ford Laser hatchback Duke Togo uses in his getaway) that were for the European market only. The only exception is the Ford Thunderbird Rita drives to pick up Duke Togo from the airport.

Quotes:

Golgo 13:I'll take the job.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

He shoots! He scores!

The baddest professional asassain I've ever seen! Good anime flick. The main character, golgo 13 is a character so stoic, so stonefaced, that he hardly cracks even a hint of emotion even when in the act of having hot sex. There's a good deal of that in the movie, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the plot, but that's the standard bug about most anime movies I've seen. Oh well, the kiddos should get a good thrill out of it anyway. The action is intense! This guy is an amazing shot, with either his modified M 16 or his revolver. My favorite scene is when he goes head to head with Snake (a repulsive, toothless villain who uses bladed yo-yos to kill his victims. I'm not making this up,) in an elevator. The final brawl he had with the twin killers Silver and Gold was cool too, but given how much they hyped up the two characters beforehand, I frankly expected them to put up more of a fight. Anyway, it's a great anime flick.