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"Branded to Kill" is a 1967 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki for the Nikkatsu studio. The film stars Joe Shishido as Goro Hanada, an assassin whose life spirals out of control after an assignment goes wrong. It is distinguished by its stylized visuals, surrealistic narrative breaks, an...
Tokyo Drifter is a 1966 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki for the Nikkatsu studio. The film stars Tetsuya Watari as Tetsuya, a reformed assassin whose attempts to leave the criminal underworld are disrupted by rival gangs. It is noted for its stylized visual design, which incorporates e...
"A Colt Is My Passport" is a 1967 Japanese crime film directed by Takashi Nomura and produced by the Nikkatsu studio. The film stars Jo Shishido as a professional hitman hired to eliminate a rival yakuza boss, which leads to his eventual betrayal and pursuit. It is notable for blending traditional J...
I Am Waiting is a 1957 Japanese crime drama directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and produced by Nikkatsu. The story follows a disillusioned former boxer who operates a waterfront restaurant and shelters a nightclub singer attempting to escape her criminal employers, drawing both characters into a confron...
Cruel Gun Story is a 1964 Japanese crime and heist film directed by Takumi Furukawa and produced by Nikkatsu. Joe Shishido stars as an ex-convict recruited to lead the robbery of an armored truck, only for the operation and its aftermath to become increasingly dangerous. The film combines the tightl...
Take Aim at the Police Van is a 1960 Japanese crime film directed by Seijun Suzuki and released by Nikkatsu. It begins when a prison truck is attacked and a convict inside is killed, leading prison guard Daijiro Tamon to investigate the people responsible. The film combines a whodunit structure with...
Gappa: The Triphibian Monster is a 1967 Japanese kaiju film produced by Nikkatsu. The story begins when an expedition discovers a large reptilian creature on a remote tropical island and brings it back to Japan. The creature's parents then emerge and cause destruction while searching for their young...
Why this score
Cult curiosity with family-monster angle, but derivative plotting and limited execution place it below Toho and Daiei peers.
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Gappa: The Triphibian Monster is a 1967 Japanese kaiju film produced by Nikkatsu. The story is set around Aoto Island, where a young reptilian monster is captured and taken away by people seeking commercial gain, prompting its enormous parents to pursue it. The film belongs to the tokusatsu giant-mo...
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