The Tattooed Hit Man

The most dangerous hired gun in Tokyo's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hit man fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he searches for the man who wants him dead? Bunta Sugawara, Tsunehiko Watase and Mayumi Nagisa star in this Japanese martial arts cult classic.

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Maybe it's the fact that the Instant Watch version is dubbed, and badly at that, or maybe it's just that I've seen so many of these types of Yakuza films that it felt like I had seen this movie before. Either way, The Tattooed Hit Man is barely worth mentioning. I will say in its defense that, if it is ever released on DVD in Japanese with subtitles, it might be a pretty good film. Bunta Sugawara is excellent as a hit man on the edge and there's even a tiny cameo from Takashi Shimura. Until such time as this movie is released with subtitles, I would recommend watching Street Mobster with Bunta Sugawara in a similar role instead.
- pterosaur