Chokugeki! Jigoku-ken (The Executioner) (Direct Hit! Hell Fist) (1974)
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This exciting action film from prolific director Teruo Ishii stars Sonny Chiba as Kouga, a descendant of a long line of ninja warriors who has put his amazing physical abilities behind him and lost his way. Eventually, however, Kouga teams up with a hitman named Sakura (Mitsuru Sato) and his friend… More This exciting action film from prolific director Teruo Ishii stars Sonny Chiba as Kouga, a descendant of a long line of ninja warriors who has put his amazing physical abilities behind him and lost his way. Eventually, however, Kouga teams up with a hitman named Sakura (Mitsuru Sato) and his friend Hayato (played by former world lightweight boxing champion Shozo Saijo) to rip off the Japanese mob. Yutaka Nakajima co-stars in this gritty martial arts film, followed by a sequel, Executioner 2: Karate Inferno (Chokugeki Jigokuhen: Dai Gyakuten)(1975), also directed by Ishii. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Directed By
- Teruo Ishii
- Genres
- Art House & International, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 10, 1974 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ninja at its lowest point.
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Cast
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Sonny Chiba
as Ryuichi Koga
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Makoto Satô
as Takeshi Hayato
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Eiji Go
as Ichiro Sakura
- Henry Sanada
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Yasuaki Kurata
as Karate Teacher
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Masahiko Tsugawa
as Mario Mizuhara
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Ryô Ikebe
as Arashiyama
- Yutaka Nakajima
