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Pistol Opera

2001-10-27 · 112 min · ★ 6.1

Crime · Action

An assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by killing off the competition.

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Directors
Seijun Suzuki
Production companies
dentsu Music and Entertainment, Eisei Gekijo, Ogura Jimusyo, TV Tokyo, Shochiku, JVC
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Makiko EsumiMakiko EsumiMiyuki Minazuki
Sayoko YamaguchiSayoko YamaguchiSayoko Uekyo
Hanae KanHanae KanSayoko Uekyo
Mikijiro HiraMikijiro HiraGoro Hanada
Masatoshi NagaseMasatoshi NagaseMan Dressed in Black
Kirin KikiKirin KikiRin
Kenji SawadaKenji SawadaMan at Tokyo Station
Haruko KatouHaruko KatouShizuka Orikuchi
Yoji TanakaYoji TanakaKoroshi-ya No. 7
Yoshiyuki MorishitaYoshiyuki MorishitaKiller No.9
Jan WoudstraPainless Surgeon
Tomio AokiTomio Aoki
Kensaku WatanabeKensaku Watanabe
Hiromi KanayaHiromi Kanaya
Nômaru Abe

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