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Black Tight Killers

Play trailer Poster for Black Tight Killers 1966,  1h 27m,  Action/ Adventure/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 80% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 38% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A secret map leads to a fortune in gold, but war photographer Daisuke Hondo (Akira Kobayashi) is just attempting to get his girlfriend, Yoriko Sawanouchi (Chieko Matsubara), back from the thugs and gangsters who keep kidnapping her. Luckily, Daisuke is helped by a team of female ninjas armed with unusual weapons, such as deadly flying bubble gum and record discs that are as sharp as saw blades -- not to mention considerable go-go dancing abilities.

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Derek Smith Slant Magazine Feb 26, 2024
Black Tight Killers is a perfect opportunity to discover a little-seen, pop-art-infused side of the Japanese New Wave. Go to Full Review
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography Apr 29, 2024
Black Tight Killers is not only a stylish and visually dazzling romp with lots of action and sensuality, but a narrative that, by playing with the tropes of spy and gangster films, ends up light-heartedly piercing... Go to Full Review
Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Mar 12, 2024
4/5
Black Tight Killers is a fun film that is very, very 1960s Go to Full Review
Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness Feb 26, 2024
It’s silly, yet intentional, ridiculous, yet grounded, and romantic without removing agency from its characters. It’s got a lot going for it and it’s time a wider audience had the opportunity to explore it. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 16, 2005
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Yasuharu Hasebe

Director

Akira Kobayashi

Daisuke

Chieko Matsubara

Yoriko

Ryuzo Nakanishi

Writer

Naozumi Yamamoto

Original Music

Kazue Nagatsuka

Cinematographer
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Black Tight Killers

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Movie Info

Synopsis A secret map leads to a fortune in gold, but war photographer Daisuke Hondo (Akira Kobayashi) is just attempting to get his girlfriend, Yoriko Sawanouchi (Chieko Matsubara), back from the thugs and gangsters who keep kidnapping her. Luckily, Daisuke is helped by a team of female ninjas armed with unusual weapons, such as deadly flying bubble gum and record discs that are as sharp as saw blades -- not to mention considerable go-go dancing abilities.
Director
Yasuharu Hasebe
Screenwriter
Ryuzo Nakanishi
Production Co
Nikkatsu Corporation
Genre
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Mono
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