Kill!
斬る
“Behold the best of Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro all in one film.”
Synopsis
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.
Top Cast
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Genta
Etsushi Takahashi
Hanji (Hanjiro Tabata)
Yuriko Hoshi
Chino Kajii
Tadao Nakamaru
Magobei Shôda
Akira Kubo
Monnosuke Takei
Shigeru Kōyama
Tamiya Ayuzawa
Eijirō Tōno
Hyogo Moriuchi
Shin Kishida
Jurota Arao
Atsuo Nakamura
Tetsutaro
Nami Tamura
Yô
Hideyo Amamoto
Gendayu Shimada
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Shinroku Matsuo
Isao Hashimoto
Kônosuke Fujii
Akira Hamada
Denzô Nishimura
Takeo Chii
Yaheiji Yoshida
Seishirō Kuno
Daijirô Masataka
Ben Hiura
Busuke
Susumu Kurobe
Kinsaburo Ayuzawa
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kihachi Okamoto
- Screenplay & Story
- Kihachi Okamoto, Akira Murao
- Original Score
- Masaru Satō
- Original Title
- 斬る
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Production Studios
- TOHO
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kihachi Okamoto
Kihachi Okamoto, Akira Murao, Shūgorō Yamamoto
Masaru Satō
Rokurô Nishigaki
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Department Leadership Roster
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Kihachi Okamoto
Screenplay
Akira Murao
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Hiroyasu Tsutsumi
Production Design
Rokurô Nishigaki
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Kill!
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What is Kill! about?
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.
Who directed Kill!?
Kill! was directed by Kihachi Okamoto.
Who stars in Kill!?
The principal cast of Kill! includes Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi, Tadao Nakamaru, Akira Kubo.
When was Kill! released and how long is it?
Kill! was released in 1968 with a total runtime of 1h 54m.
Who composed the musical score for Kill!?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Kill! was composed by Masaru Satō.
Is Kill! based on a book or true story?
Kill! is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Shūgorō Yamamoto".