A Killer's Key (1967)
A lone wolf assassin, masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta, is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to influential figures in the political establishment.
Director:
Kazuo Mori
Writer:
Mitsuo Otaki
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Raizō Ichikawa as Nitta |
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Kō Nishimura as Yasujiro Endo |
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Tomomi Satō as Hideko |
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Isao Yamagata as Hojo |
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Ichirō Nakatani as Ishino |
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Yoshio Kaneuchi as |
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Asao Uchida as Asakura |
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Saburo Date as |
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Kōichi Itō as |
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Kazuo Mortuchi as |
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Yoshitaka Ito as |
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Kei Satō as |
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Kazue Tamaki as |
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Akira Shiga as |
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Tadashi Iwata as |
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Kazuo Ōbayashi as |
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Kanji Uehara as |
| Directing | Kazuo Mori | Director |
| Writing | Shinji Fujiwara | Novel |
| Writing | Mitsuo Otaki | Screenplay |
| Art | Seiichi Ōta | Art Direction |
| Sound | Yukio Kaihara | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Gengon Nakaoka | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Hiroaki Fujii | Producer |
| Directing | Hitoshi Ōzu | Assistant Director |