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2001 Certificate 18
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Seijun Suzuki, the legendary Japanese director probably best known for the cult hit BRANDED TO KILL, returns with this movie about a league of killers of hire. Something of a sequel to BRANDED TO KILL, the film stars Makiko Esumi as a killer named Miyuki Minazuki but known as "Stray Cat" the number three assassin in Japan's .. Read more

Starring Makiko Esumi, Sayoko Yamaguchi
Director Seijun Suzuki
Genres Thriller, World Cinema

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Pistol Opera

Seijun Suzuki, the legendary Japanese director probably best known for the cult hit BRANDED TO KILL, returns with this movie about a league of killers of hire. Something of a sequel to BRANDED TO KILL, the film stars Makiko Esumi as a killer named Miyuki Minazuki but known as "Stray Cat" the number three assassin in Japan's professional killer guild. As in its predecessor, number three is contacted by the guild and ordered to kill number one. Knowing that if she succeeds she will become number one, Miyuki embarks on a difficult and dangerous mission to kill the elusive number one. Told in Suzuki's trademark style that blends a fractured narrative with lurid and heavily stylized action sequences, PISTOL OPERA is another brilliant work from a great director.

Starring Makiko Esumi, Sayoko Yamaguchi
Director Seijun Suzuki
Studio YUME PICTURES
Run time DVD: 1 hr 52 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Thriller, World Cinema
Language DVD: Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 23 Oct 2006
Production year: 2001

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  • Eye-poppingly stylized... a lineup of outrageous set pieces, each more surreal than the last... a riot of visual abstraction... aesthetically stimulating and impudently funny.

    • Variety
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

  • Encouraged by the recent 'Deep Seijun' tribute in Tokyo, Suzuki emerges from directorial retirement with a... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3.0 stars

    theatre, not film

    suzuki chan, you're getting on a bit now, but its always nice to keep experimenting innit? This is theatre dressed up as a film; it was not entertainment ... more

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      • reward from edinburo
      • Posted 23 Jan 2007 19:06

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3.0 stars

    theatre, not film

    suzuki chan, you're getting on a bit now, but its always nice to keep experimenting innit? This is theatre dressed up as a film; it was not entertainment ... more

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      • reward from edinburo
      • Posted 23 Jan 2007 19:06
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      • Seijun Suzuki, the legendary Japanese director probably best known for the cult hit BRANDED TO KILL, returns with this movie about a league of killers of hire. Something of a sequel to BRANDED TO ...