The Killer
1971, Japanese. Directed by Mio Ezaki.
A former gang leader and lone wolf who has left the organization works behind the scenes in a new city to take revenge on a giant alliance of organizations. This film is amongst the last "straight" yakuza films made at Nikkatsu before the studio's switch-over to pinku eiga.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 5 May 1971
- Original title
- 暴力団 乗り込み
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yoshi Yokota, Ryuzo Nakanishi
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The Killer runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Killer isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 May 1971. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Killer?
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Who directed The Killer?
The Killer (1971) was directed by Mio Ezaki and stars Akira Kobayashi, Meiko Kaji, Shōki Fukae.