A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
Acting
Raizō Ichikawa's eyes do the heavy lifting—haunted, hollow, hypnotic.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched Yokohama streets that breathe cigarette smoke and regret.
Direction
Mori's patience: violence arrives like an afterthought, which is the point.
Director
Kazuo Mori
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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