Branded to Kill
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
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Cast
28 people
Joe Shishido
Gorô Hanada
Known for
Youth of the Beast
Gate of Flesh
Kōji Nanbara
No. 1
Known for
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Isao Tamagawa
Michihiko Yabuhara
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Gate of Flesh
Annu Mari
Misako Nakajô
Known for
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Mariko Ogawa
Mami Hanada
Also in
Ninja's Mark
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
Hiroshi Minami
Gihei Kasuga
Also in
Points and Lines
Mighty Jack
Hiroshi Chō
Bartender
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Gate of Flesh
Atsushi Yamatoya
No. 4 Killer Ko
Also in
Violent Virgin
Nagasaki Butterfly
Takashi Nomura
Known for
Gate of Flesh
Tokuhei Miyahara
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Hiroshi Midorikawa
Optometrist
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Kosuke Hisamatsu
Jeweler
Also in
Intentions of Murder
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Seijun Suzuki Director · Chūsei Sone Screenplay Yutaka Okada Screenplay
First release June 15, 1967 · Produced in Japan · Original title 殺しの烙印
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production · Studio
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
殺しの烙印
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 15, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
March 21, 2019 · Limited theatrical · IMS Paulista (Mutual Films)
March 23, 2019 · Limited theatrical · IMS Rio (Mutual Films)
January 29, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Retrospectiva Seijun Suzuki (IMS Paulista)
France
March 25, 2026 · Theatrical · Retrospective of Seijun Suzuki
Germany
January 19, 2023 · Theatrical · Rapid Eye Movies
Italy
September 1, 1969 · Theatrical
Russia
November 27, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Seijun Suzuki (Moscow)
Switzerland
July 5, 2017 · Digital
Taiwan
January 3, 2026 · Premiere · TFAI - Love, Death & Rebels: The Japanese New Wave
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