The Assassin (1970)
Yakuza deka: Marifana mitsubai soshiki (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 27min
- Action, Crime
- 17 Oct 1970 (Japan)
- Movie
Hayata is an undercover cop assigned to infiltrate not one, but two rival Yakuza gangs. Things get complicated when Hayata gets into a relationship with a young schoolteacher, the daughter of a fellow officer who was slain by one of the...
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Cast
| Shin'ichi Chiba | ... |
Hayata
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| Ryôhei Uchida |
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| Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Natsui - Takeshi
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Toshiaki Minami |
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Harumi Kojima |
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Kaoru Hama |
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Kôji Sekiyama |
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Jirô Yabuki | ... |
Jiro
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Giant Baba | ... |
Nightclub bouncer
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Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama |
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Asao Uchida |
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| Osman Yusuf |
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Enver Altenbay | ... |
US Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ryûichi Takamori | ... | (as Ryuichi Takamori) |
Written by
| Fumio Kônami | ... | (screenplay) |
| Yukio Noda | ... | (screenplay) |
Music by
| Masao Yagi | ||
Cinematography by
| Kiichi Inada | ||
Production Companies
Distributors
- Transcontinental Film Corporation (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'The Assassin')
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD) (As "Yakuza Deka: The Assassin")
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Hayata is an undercover cop assigned to infiltrate not one, but two rival Yakuza gangs. Things get complicated when Hayata gets into a relationship with a young schoolteacher, the daughter of a fellow officer who was slain by one of the gangs. |
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| Taglines | It Was a Bloodbath See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | YAKUZA DEKA series. #2 of 4 films. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Yakuza deka: Kyofu no doku gasu (1971). See more » |