A Certain Killer

A Certain Killer (Japanese: ある殺し屋, Hepburn: Aru Koroshiya) is a 1967 Japanese crime suspense film directed by Kazuo Mori.[3][4][5] Screenplay by Yasuzo Masumura and Yoshihiro Ishimatsu.[6][7] It stars Raizō Ichikawa.[8] The film was adapted from the novel Zenya written by Keishi Nagi.[9] Sequel of the film Aru Koroshiya no Kage was released in the same year.[3]

A Certain Killer[1][2]
Directed byKazuo Mori
Screenplay byYasuzo Masumura
Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Based onZenya by Shinji Fujiwara
Starring
CinematographyKazuo Miyagawa
Edited byToshio Taniguchi
Music byHajime Kaburagi
Production
company
Release date
  • April 29, 1967 (1967-04-29) ( Japan)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

Shoizawa is working as a chef at a small restaurant but it is a cover for who he really is. He is an assassin who takes charge of killing people with money. One day, he is asked to murder Owada, the boss of the yakuza clan, for 20 million yen.

Cast

References
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  2. "A Certain Killer" (in Japanese). 映画DB. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "デジタル大辞泉プラス「ある殺し屋」の解説" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. "1967年5月上旬号". Kinema Junpō. 1967. p. 83-84. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. "1967年6月下旬号". Kinema Junpō. 1967. p. 40. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. "ある殺し屋" (in Japanese). The TV(ザテレビジョン). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. "A Certain Killer" (in Japanese). Kyoto International Film Festival. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. "現代劇でも美しさが光る雷蔵流ハードボイルド！――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場" (in Japanese). Shunkan Bunshun by Bungeishunju. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. "A Certain Killer" (in Japanese). Motion Pictures Producers Association. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  10. "ある殺し屋" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. "ある殺し屋" (in Japanese). Womanlife. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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