Assassins for sale

Assassins for sale

1963•1h 26m•7.3/10

DramaAction

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7.3/10(3)

Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here, three wandering samurai who earn their living by killing get to know each other. Soon they learn that government officials will be transporting a large cargo of gold and decide to steal it.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jun Fujimaki

Jun Fujimaki

Masayo Banri

Masayo Banri

Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Ryūzō Shimada

Ryūzō Shimada

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Eigorō Onoe

Eigorō Onoe

Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Yūsaku Terashima

Yūsaku Terashima

Ikkei Tamaki

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Yōko Wakasugi

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