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Professional Killers
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Professional Killers

1973-06-09 · 87 min · ★ 8.0

Drama

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...

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Production details

Directors
Yūsuke Watanabe
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jirō TamiyaJirō TamiyaBaian Fujieda
Kōji TakahashiKōji TakahashiSanai Nishimura
So YamamuraSo YamamuraHanemon(Otowaya)
Taisaku AkinoTaisaku AkinoMisaki no Senzô
Kohji MoritsuguKohji MoritsuguTamekichi
Tamio KawachiTamio KawachiGozamatsu no Magohachi
Yoko NogiwaYoko NogiwaYoshi
Akane KawasakiAkane KawasakiOteru
Yōko AkitaniYōko AkitaniYuki
Kazuko IwasakiKazuko IwasakiOmiyo
Masahiko TanimuraMasahiko TanimuraYuya no shokunin
Torahiko HamadaTorahiko HamadaTokujiro
Hideo MurotaHideo MurotaMatajûrô Mineyama
Ken MitsudaSeiten no Daigorô
Midori HiroMidori HiroOmon
Takanobu HozumiTakanobu HozumiBunkichi Tsujiya
Dai KanaiShiba no Jihê
Hiroshi AoyamaGeta ya no Kinzô

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