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Sure Death 5

Sure Death 5

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Sure Death 5

1991

1h 44m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Crime

Action

Overview

Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.

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Shochiku

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Makoto Fujita

Makoto Fujita

Nakamura Mondo

Kunihiko Mitamura

Kunihiko Mitamura

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Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Nakamura Sen

Mari Shiraki

Mari Shiraki

Nakamura Ritsu

Sachiko Mitsumoto

Sachiko Mitsumoto

Outa

Megumi Asaoka

Megumi Asaoka

Sada

Hiroaki Murakami

Hiroaki Murakami

Masa

Yōko Yamamoto

Yōko Yamamoto

Goto Chise

Mikio Osawa

Mikio Osawa

Asakichi

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Goto Sannosuke

Creative team

Directed by: Toshio Masuda
Written by: Takeshi Yoshida

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