This is one of the most famous films by Suzuki. It is about a contract killer who is currently the third most popular hit man in the Japanese organized crime world. Things start to go bad when he meets Misako, a femme fatale obsessed with death and entomology. One day during his work, a butterfly lands on his gun and causes him to miss. Thus he becomes a target himself. First his own girlfriend turns against him, then Hit Man Number One catches up to him.
Branded to Kill
Koroshi no rakuin, Branded to Kill, feature film, 1967.
DIRECTED BY: Seijun Suzuki

CAST:
Jô Shishido (Goro Hanada),
Kôji Nanbara (Br. 1),
Isao Tamagawa (Michihiko Yabuhara),
Anne Mari (Misako Nakajo),
Mariko Ogawa (Mami Hanada)
SCRIPT:
Hachiro Guryu,
Takeo Kimura,
Chûsei Sone,
Atsushi Yamatoya
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Kazue Nagatsuka
Synopsis:
35 mm, b/w, 98 min