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A Certain Killer

1967 · 82 min Drama Crime
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.

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Original Title ある殺し屋
Year 1967
Country Japan
Genre Drama, Crime
Director Kazuo Mori
Runtime 82 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.6/10 (14 votes)

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The film constructs a narrative that is less about crime and more about a quiet, psychological unraveling. It explores the protagonist's moral descent with a stark, observational style, relying on silence and sparse dialogue to build tension.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of existential bleakness, a portrait of a man becoming a ghost in his own life. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Kazuo Mori

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Watch alone at night to fully absorb its slow-burn, atmospheric tension.

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