Steel & Lead
1997, Japanese. Directed by Kazuhiro Kiuchi.
A hard-boiled film that follows a detective who will be killed the next morning should he fail his mission, the yakuza assigned to watch over him, and the friendship that develops as they work together.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 15 November 1997
- Original title
- 鉄と鉛
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kazuhiro Kiuchi
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Steel & Lead runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Steel & Lead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 November 1997. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Steel & Lead?
If you liked Steel & Lead, try Return of the Street Fighter, The Rookie, Graveyard of Honor.
Who directed Steel & Lead?
Steel & Lead (1997) was directed by Kazuhiro Kiuchi and stars Tsunehiko Watase, Masataka Naruse, Yuji Kishimoto.