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Release Year1959
Runtime0h 57m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
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DirectorHaruyasu Noguchi
WritersHaruo Okita
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMerciless Bullet
About Merciless Bullet
Killer Kenji Sasagawa (Odaka) enters the room of a luxurious apartment in the silence of the night and, finding himself in front of the boss of the Sawamura clan (Kaneko), who is with his mistress, impassively pulls the trigger of a pistol with a silencer. Kenji was hired by Sawamura's advisor, Matsumoto (Ashida). It was a cunning plan: eliminate Sawamura, sell the smuggling rights to the Hamasaki clan and make a profit. And for Kenji, the motive did not matter, as long as he was paid, his job was to kill opponents without a miss.…
Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi, Merciless Bullet leans on a strong ensemble — Yuji Odaka, Joe Shishido, Shinsuke Ashida — 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 crime titles of 1959.
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