The Killing Game

Alley in summer downpour, a shoe scuffing wet concrete. The hitman resurfaces after half a decade, the two women he once let live now impossible to avoid. Two yakuza warlords each place a contract on the other’s life through him. A Tokyo noir on borrowed time.

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Tōru Murakawa directed The Killing Game in 1978. See Tōru Murakawa's full filmography, where to start with Tōru Murakawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tōru Murakawa.

The Killing Game was released in 1978 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 92 minutes.