A Killer's Key
6.7
A lone wolf assassin, masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta, is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to influential figures in the political establishment.
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Part of A Certain Killer/A Killer’s Key Collection
2 films
Cast
30 people
Raizō Ichikawa
Nitta
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Kō Nishimura
Yasujiro Endo
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Kazuo Mori
Shinji Fujiwara
Kazuo Miyagawa
Hiroaki Fujii
Also in
Two Days with Yukio Mishima
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
Tomomi Satō
Hideko
Known for
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Toshio Taniguchi
Mitsuro Kotaki
Isao Yamagata
Hojo
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Samurai Rebellion
Yasuzō Masumura
Hajime Kaburagi
Kazuo Mori Director · Mitsuo Otaki Screenplay Shinji Fujiwara Author
First release December 2, 1967 · Produced in Japan · Original title ある殺し屋の鍵
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
ある殺し屋の鍵
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 2, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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