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Assassins for sale (1963)

Original title: 人斬り市場

1963-03-08 · JA
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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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Jun FujimakiJun FujimakiMasayo BanriMasayo BanriRyûzô ShimadaRyûzô ShimadaTomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō WakayamaTatsuo EndōTatsuo EndōEigorô OnoeEigorô OnoeKōichi MizuharaKōichi MizuharaShōsaku SugiyamaShōsaku SugiyamaSaburo DateSaburo DateYōko WakasugiYōko Wakasugi

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Actor preference441162 · 297325 · 441151Country preferenceJpDecade preference1960

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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.