Film

Killing

2018 · 1h 20m · Drama · Action

Why must I kill?

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

In mid-19th century Edo period, a masterless rōnin named Mokunoshin Tsuzuki resides in a peaceful village among those he helps. However, as the prevalent peace and tranquility are sure to be replaced by war and conflict across the land, the swordsman feels restlessness creeping upon him.

Sosuke Ikematsu

Mokunoshin Tsuzuki

Yu Aoi

Yu

Tatsuya Nakamura

Sezaemon Genda

Ryusei Maeda

Ichisuke

Shinya Tsukamoto

Jirozaemon Sawamura

Kohji Katoh

Masterless Samurai

Shûji Ôtsuki

Kahei

Makiko Kuno

Taki

Naoto Yokouchi

Ichizo

Kôji Tsukamoto

Masterless Samurai

Takahiro Kandaka

Masterless Samurai

Kazuhiko Ozaki

Masterless Samurai

Masaki Kanô

Masterless Samurai

Hirotaka Ichikawa

Masterless Samurai

Futoshi Ueno

Masterless Samurai

Toshimitsu Nagao

Masterless Samurai

• Shinya TsukamotoDirector of Photography · Executive Producer · Director · Screenplay · Editor
• Satoshi HayashiDirector of Photography
• Chu IshikawaOriginal Music Composer

"Killing" (Zan) English-subbed Official TrailerKILLING Trailer | TIFF 2018

Release date

October 8, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

III

Genres

Drama, Action

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