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1978

The Killing Game

Directed by Tōru Murakawa

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?

Duration

1h 32m

Released

December 2, 1978

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Cast16

  • Yūsaku Matsuda
  • Yutaka Nakajima
  • Gajirō Satō
  • Kai Ato
  • Hitoshi Ōmae
  • Kōjirō Kusanagi
  • Kahori Takeda
  • Daisuke Kuwabara
  • Kenji Imai

Part ofThe The Game Trilogy

Includes The Most Dangerous Game (1978), The Killing Game (1978), and The Execution Game (1979).

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