
When Yakuza decides to take avenge his brother, the war shall begin.
Directed by Takashi Nomura, Kill or Be Killed leans on a strong ensemble — Hideki Takahashi, Izumi Ashikawa, Meiko Kaji — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1966.
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Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian mobster. To meet his price, they hold up a bigtime drug deal between the Chinese Mafia and the local Yakuza.
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