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The Great Killing. by Tom Mes. In and out of genre, the 1960s were one of the most fascinating decades in Japanese film history. With the social climate feeding an air of dissent, the movies followed suit and became more openly critical of hierarchy, power structures and injustice.
But the best serial killer movies don’t just try to shock. In considering the best serial killer movies ever made, we prioritised those that go beyond mere exploitation or voyeurism.
The Great Killing: Directed by Eiichi Kudô. With Takayuki Akutagawa, Kôtarô Satomi, Chôichirô Kawarasaki, Mikijirô Hira. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun.
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- Action, Drama
- Eiichi Kudô
- 1964-06-03
May 3, 2013 · A war cry and a wild slash out of nowhere. American audiences might recall the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of John F. Kennedy, by Jack Ruby in 1963.
Good Kill is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Bruce Greenwood, Zoë Kravitz, Jake Abel, and January Jones. It competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun’s brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
Plot. During the reign of Renzong Emperor, a group of European mercenaries travels to China, searching for gunpowder. A few miles north of the Great Wall, they are attacked by a monster. Only Irishman William Garin and Spaniard Pero Tovar survive. They sever the monster's arm and bring it with them.
