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A Killer's Key
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A Killer's Key

1967-12-02 · 79 min · ★ 7.8

Thriller · Crime

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.

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Directors
Kazuo Mori
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Raizō IchikawaRaizō IchikawaNitta
Kō NishimuraKō NishimuraYasujiro Endo
Tomomi SatōTomomi SatōHideko
Isao YamagataIsao YamagataHojo
Ichirō NakataniIchirō NakataniIshino
Yoshio KaneuchiYoshio Kaneuchi
Asao UchidaAsao UchidaAsakura
Saburo DateSaburo Date
Kōichi Itō
Kazuo Mortuchi
Yoshitaka Ito
Kei SatōKei Satō
Kazue Tamaki
Akira Shiga
Tadashi Iwata
Kazuo Ōbayashi
Kanji Uehara

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