The Executioner (1974)

Review: The Executioner (1974)

Director: Teruo Ishii

Cast: Shin'ichi Chiba, Eiji Gō, Yutaka Nakajima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Makoto Satō,

Shin'ichi Chiba
Shin'ichi Chiba
Eiji Gō
Eiji Gō
Yutaka Nakajima
Yutaka Nakajima
Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō

Plot: A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't profitable enough, so he figures to hit the big time by kidnapping the daughter of a rich man.

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Italian cops and killers

Italian cops and killers

Inspired by the international success of Dirty Harry and The French Connection in 1971, the Italian poliziotteschi quickly became a versatile genre reflecting the political paranoia and nihilism of the ’70s; three recently viewed movies […]

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