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I, the Executioner (1968 film) (1968)

I, the Executioner (1968 film) poster
Original title
みな殺しの霊歌
Directed by
Tai Katō
Genre
crime film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
18
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A violent criminal sets out to get revenge after a young boy is killed. The film follows his brutal quest for justice.

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What happens

I, the Executioner (みな殺しの霊歌, Minagoroshi no Reika; aka Requiem for a Massacre) is a 1968 Japanese neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Tai Kato, who co-wrote the screenplay with Haruhiko Mimura and Yoji Yamada, based on a story by Tadashi Hiromi. The film stars Makoto Satō as a violent criminal who avenges the death of a young boy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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