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Branded to Kill

7.2(264)19671h 31m3

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

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Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Japanese
  • assassin
  • hitman
  • yakuza
  • organized crime
  • black and white
  • butterfly
  • absurd

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  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical (limited)IMS Paulista (Mutual Films)21 Mar 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)IMS Rio (Mutual Films)23 Mar 2019
    • Theatrical (limited)Retrospectiva Seijun Suzuki (IMS Paulista)29 Jan 2020
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalRetrospective of Seijun Suzuki25 Mar 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • TheatricalRapid Eye Movies19 Jan 2023
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical1 Sept 1969
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical15 Jun 1967
  • RussiaRU

    • Theatrical (limited)Retrospective of Seijun Suzuki (Moscow)27 Nov 2013
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Digital / OTT165 Jul 2017
  • TaiwanTW

    • PremiereTFAI - Love, Death & Rebels: The Japanese New Wave3 Jan 2026

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Branded to Kill was released on 15 June 1967.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    3/7/2016

    9/10

    If someone both hated black-and-white films and movies with subtitles, I would encourage them to see this corker. It has 'hilarious masterpiece' written all over it. Suzuki's gangster movies are a cinephile's delight, to be sure--and this is one of his very best. I cannot recommend it highly enough. If you need a really good laugh, love cinema and haven't seen it yet, I would recommend you RUN to your nearest film st…

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    deepkino

    5/9/2026

    Branded to Kill is a supposedly hard-boiled action film that gradually turns into an absurd dark comedy, drifting through disconnected scenes and bizarre imagery. Revolving around a chubby-cheeked assassin obsessed with the smell of boiling rice, the film constantly undermines the conventions of gangster cinema with surreal humor and chaotic energy. Seijun Suzuki transforms what could have been a routine hitman story…

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