The Killing Game
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The second movie of Tôru Murakawa's "Game" trilogy. After making a sensational hit, a hitman has gone into hiding for five years. When he comes back he bumps into two women that he has spared five years ago. Two rival yakuza bosses hire Narumi to kill the other. Will Narumi's sense of chivalry entrap him again?
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Part of The Game Collection
4 films
Cast
16 people
Yūsaku Matsuda
Shohei Narumi
Known for
Black Rain
Yutaka Nakajima
Misako Tsuyama
Known for
The Street Fighter
Tomie: Rebirth
Gajirō Satō
Egawa
Also in
Dinosaur Corps Koseidon
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Kai Ato
Bunta Izutsu
Also in
Kagemusha
Detective Story
Hitoshi Ōmae
Ozeki
Known for
Heroes of the East
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Manji Hanai
Known for
Madadayo
A Colt is My Passport
Kahori Takeda
Akiko Sakurai
Also in
Detective Story
Pink Tush Girl
Daisuke Kuwabara
Ninomiya
Also in
The Moon Mask Rider
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 4
Kenji Imai
Oyama
Known for
Graveyard of Honor
Kei Satō
Shoichi Katsuda
Known for
Onibaba
Harakiri
Naomi Oka
Known for
Sex and Fury
Moeko Ezawa
Known for
Getting Any?
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Tōru Murakawa Director · Susumu Saji Screenplay Koji Harima Screenplay
First release December 2, 1978 · Produced in Japan · Original title 殺人遊戯
Production
Toei Central Film
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
殺人遊戯
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 2, 1978
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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