Is Branded to Kill one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Branded to Kill scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Branded to Kill end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Branded to Kill violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Branded to Kill easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Branded to Kill sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Branded to Kill

Name: Branded to Kill
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action
Released: 1967
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Joe Shishido, Kōji Nanbara, Isao Tamagawa, Annu Mari, Mariko Ogawa

Directed by Seijun Suzuki

Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation

196791 min7.2 / 10

A stylish, surreal noir thriller that treats assassination as absurd ritual, blending kinetic action with dreamlike visual logic and dark humor.

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

Clusters

Comedy That Turns Violent Dark Comedy Nightmares Absurdist Political Satire Paranoid Sci-Fi Conspiracies Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Thriller Crime Action

Keywords

Assassin Hitman Yakuza Organized Crime Black And White Butterfly Absurd

Questions people ask

Is Branded to Kill one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Is Branded to Kill scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does Branded to Kill end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Branded to Kill violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Branded to Kill easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Branded to Kill sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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