A Killer's Key
60s Cult
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1h 19m
1967 • Japan • Directed by Kazuo Mori
Ichikawa’s lone wolf assassin is back in A Killer’s Key, this time masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta who is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to powerful figures in the political establishment.
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