Hissatsu shikakenin (1973)
- Original title
- 必殺仕掛人
- Directed by
- Yūsuke Watanabe
- Genre
- Jidaigeki
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
Two assassins take a job to kill the second wife of a candle merchant in feudal Japan. As they prepare to strike, an unknown person observes their every move.
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Red Beard (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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