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Tattooed Life
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Tattooed Life

1965-11-13 · 87 min · ★ 7.2

Crime · Drama · Thriller

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.

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Directors
Seijun Suzuki
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hideki TakahashiHideki TakahashiMurakami Tetsutaro
Masako IzumiMasako IzumiKinoshita Midori
Akira YamanouchiAkira YamanouchiKinoshita Yuzo
Yuji OdakaYuji OdakaEzaki Osamu
Kotobuki HananomotoMurakami Kenji
Hiroko ItōKinoshita Masayo
Kayo MatsuoKayo MatsuoOyuki
Hōsei KomatsuHōsei KomatsuYamano Senkichi
Kaku TakashinaKaku TakashinaTsuneyoshi
Michio HinoMichio HinoTokuhira
Keisuke NoroKeisuke NoroSeikou
Hiroshi KōnoKurosawa
Shirō YanaseShirō YanaseAsakichi
Hiroshi ChōMasayoshi
Akira HisamatsuPatrolman Oikawa
Hiroshi ChiyodaZensuke
Zenpei SagaZenpei SagaTotsuka Iwamatsu
Iwae Arai
Wataru KobayashiMasakichi
Masaaki HonmeTsurumatsu

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