Fresh
'Branded to Kill' is one of those films that feels so far ahead of its time, we may still not have caught up to it. The violence is raw, the sex even more so, and the monochrome photography is flawless.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Branded to Kill
1967 · 1h 31m · Not Rated
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Seijun Suzuki
Overview
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
Director and cast
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100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Reputedly one of Seijun Suzuki's finest works and unquestionably very stylish in its 'Scope framings (Jim Jarmusch copied a few shots from it in his Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai).
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Occasionally mystifying, but always witty, inventive and dazzling to look at.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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