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"Branded to Kill"
1967
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
The film
that led Seijun Suzuki's studio to fire him. Mocking everything from censorship to
gangster films, this twisted vision of Japan's underworld follows Hanada Goro, the mob's "No. 3 Killer," as he loses his grip on his
career, women and reality and the "No. 1 Killer" makes Goro the target of a
cruel cat-and-mouse game. Through it all, Suzuki thwarts logic and convention with
stunning visual tricks and disorienting narrative leaps. With its blues score, brilliant
black-and-white cinematography and dark humor, Branded to Kill is a triumph of
style and purpose. "Suzuki's masterwork. Terse, deadpan, and terrific" (Kevin
Thomas, Los Angeles Times). Japanese with English subtitles. Letterboxed.
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