Kill the Killer!
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Kill the Killer! 1961 Directed by Kōzō Saeki 断崖の決闘

JA woman is witness to a murder but flees the scene, leaving behind only a handkerchief with her name, Rie, embroidered upon it. Police race to find her before the yakuza can track her down.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Crime , Thriller
Production Company TOHO
Release Date 27 June 1961
85 mins
Cast
Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki Ben
Kumi Mizuno
Kumi Mizuno Rie (owner of “Seine” dress shop)
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi Fujimura
Michiyo Tamaki
Michiyo Tamaki Sanae (waitress at “Fancy”)
Keiko Awaji
Keiko Awaji Toshiko (madam at bar “Fancy”)
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata Otaki (President of Otaki Construction)
Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba Narumi
Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru Asakura (representative of Tachibana group)
Haruya Katō
Haruya Katō Sub (Tachibana group thug)
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō Tezuka
Kensuke Yairo
Kensuke Yairo Takeshi (Asakura’s right-hand man)
Jun Fuwa
Jun Fuwa Osato (Asakura’s right-hand man)
Yoshitaka Kusunoki
Yoshitaka Kusunoki Katsumi (Tezuka’s right-hand man)
Hiroshi Tachihara
Hiroshi Tachihara Matsuda (Tezuka’s right-hand man)
Makiko Takatori
Makiko Takatori Mari (employee at “Seine”)
Crew
Director
Kōzō Saeki
Kōzō Saeki
Writer
芝野文雄
芝野文雄
Producer
Sadao Sugihara
Sadao Sugihara
Cinematography
Kōzō Okazaki
Kōzō Okazaki
Editor
庵原周一
庵原周一
Sound
Koji Oshiumi
Koji Oshiumi
Hisashi Shimonaga
Hisashi Shimonaga
Art Direction
Masatoshi Katō
Masatoshi Katō
Music
Riichirō Manabe
Riichirō Manabe
Lighting
Kazuo Shimomura
Kazuo Shimomura