

Sure Death
1984-06-16 · 123 min · ★ 6.5
A group of seemingly ordinary merchants is really a band of assassins for hire. When they discover that all the assassins in Edo are being killed they must act quickly to find the culprit.
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- Directors
- Masahisa Sadanaga
- Production companies
- Shochiku, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Makoto FujitaNakamura Mondo
Kunihiko MitamuraKazarishoku no Hide
Izumi AyukawaNandemoya no Kayo
Kin SugaiSen
Mari ShirakiRitsu
Ippei HikaruNishi Junnosuke
Toshio Yamauchi
Kiyoshi Nakajo
Isuzu Yamada
Gannosuke Ashiya
Kie Nakai
Yukiji Asaoka
Shōhei HinoSenta
Hachiro Tako
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