Murderer!
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A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.
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Cast
19 people
Yūsaku Matsuda
Futago Rokube
Known for
Black Rain
Yoko Takahashi
Oyo
Also in
Sandakan No. 8
Journey Into Solitude
Tsutomu Nakamura
Also in
Rashômon at 65
Archive: Lone Wolf and Cub
Masaichi Nagata
Michiaki Watanabe
Hitoshi Obuchi
Junko Igarashi
Kāne
Also in
Akan ni hatsu
Frozen River
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Chikashi Makiura
Masakazu Kuwayama
Munekata Zenbei
Known for
The Insect Woman
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Also in
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Hiroshi Yamada
Hitoshi Ōzu Director · Tsutomu Nakamura Screenplay Shūgorō Yamamoto Author
First release October 16, 1976 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Film, Eizo Kyoto Film Co.
Production
Nagata Production
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Eizo Kyoto Film Co.
Production
Japan
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Original title
ひとごろし
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 16, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
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