A Tattooed Life
Another yakuza classic from maverick director Seijun Suzuki ('Tokyo Drifter', 'Branded to Kill') about a recently retired assassin who finds he made some dangerous enemies with his last hit. Tetsu and his brother Kenji flee to Manchuria where they go into hiding working on a construction site, but it's not long before the killer's past catches up with him in one of the most thrilling showdowns in Suzuki's stylised oeuvre.
Year: 1965
Genre: Drama, Classic Drama, Japanese Cinema, Gangsters, Action, Classic Cinema
Country: Japan
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Starring: Hideki Takahashi, Akira Yamauchi, Hiroko Ito, Masako Izumi, Kayo Matsuo
Duration: 87 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains medium level violence.
Subtitles: Yes
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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