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The Killer

9.019711h 25mMovieActionCrime

A former gang leader and lone wolf who has left the organization works behind the scenes in a new city to take revenge on a giant alliance of organizations. This film is amongst the last "straight" yakuza films made at Nikkatsu before the studio's switch-over to pinku eiga.

DirectorMio Ezaki
WritersYoshi Yokota·Ryuzo Nakanishi

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Cast · Directed by Mio Ezaki

AKAkira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi
MKMeiko Kaji
Meiko Kaji
SFShōki Fukae
Shōki Fukae
RYRinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto
EGEiji Gō
Eiji Gō
TATōru Abe
Tōru Abe
MMMichitarō Mizushima
Michitarō Mizushima

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The Killer — streaming FAQ

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The Killer hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 23, 1971. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.