Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)

Original title

ゴルゴ13

Directed by

Osamu Dezaki

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R 18+

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elite assassin takes on a series of dangerous jobs. He faces a powerful crime syndicate that wants him dead.

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What happens

Golgo 13: The Professional, known as simply Golgo 13 (ゴルゴ13) in Japan, is a 1983 Japanese adult animated action film based on the manga series Golgo 13 by Takao Saito. The film was directed by Osamu Dezaki, produced by Yutaka Fujioka and Mata Yamamoto and was written from a screenplay by Shūkei Nagasaka, a tokusatsu writer best known for writing episodes for Android Kikaider and Kamen Rider X. It is the first animated film based on the manga, and the third overall Golgo 13 film after two previous live-action films (the second film starring Sonny Chiba as Golgo 13). Upon its original Japanese theatrical release, Golgo 13: The Professional was the first feature-length animated film to incorporate CGI animation, used in a helicopter action sequence as well as the opening credits. The film was later released in North America by Streamline Pictures in 1992. The Streamline release received mixed reviews from American critics at the time, with praise for the animation design, dubbing and music but criticism towards the story, violence and bleak tone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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