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	Branded to Kill -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Branded to Kill was the last film Suzuki made for (additional info and facts about Nikkatsu) Nikkatsu Studios.
		He had clashed with the studio's bosses before, and his contract with the studio was terminated this time around for deviating immensely from the original (A script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets) screenplay.
		Hanada Goro (Shishido) is the no. 3 ranked (A murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed) assassin in the Japanese underworld.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/branded_to_kill.htm (174 words)

	Branded To Kill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		She hires him to kill a foreign man and when a butterfly lands on his rifle he is distracted he misses his target.
		Branded to kill is simple story of a Yakuza hit man, but in the hands of an auteur like Suzuki who's style is so fragmented and his strange compositions, mixed with his odd editing of scenes only confused the Nikkatsu studio bosses.
		I highly recommend Branded To Kill, it is a film made by a director at the top of his game and it is a film that any fan of Film Noir, or Gangster films should have in their personal collection.
	www.10kbullets.com /reviews/brandtokill.htm (525 words)

	Branded to Kill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Branded to Kill was the last film Suzuki made for Nikkatsu Studios.
		He had clashed with the studio's bosses before, and his contract with the studio was terminated this time around for deviating immensely from the original screenplay.
		The assassination of the underboss Sonny Valerio through a sink drain in Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog - The Way of the Samurai is an homage to the assassination of a crooked optometrist in Branded to Kill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Branded_to_Kill (225 words)

	Midnight Eye review: Branded To Kill (1967)
		Branded to Kill was the result and it was sufficiently whacked out for Nikkatsu to give him his marching orders ("They told me my films didn't make money and they didn't make sense, so they fired me", Suzuki opines in the interview accompanying this DVD release.)
		Approached by the beautiful but deadly Misako (Mari Annu) to undertake a 'kill or be killed' contract, he soon finds himself entranced by this mysterious femme fatale with a bedroom full of entomological specimens and an impaled starling dangling from the rear view mirror of her car.
		Still, Branded To Kill's appeal hardly rests in its plotting, so whilst decidedly unconventional in terms of exposition and characterisation, the story is best viewed as little more than a backbone for the director to weave his magic.
	www.midnighteye.com /reviews/brandtok.shtml (618 words)

	DVD Savant Review: Branded to Kill
		As a story, Branded to Kill is simple enough, but the way it is told breaks so many rules of standard filmmaking that Seijun Suzuki's distributors must have been baffled.
		In Branded to Kill, the stress is on exacting compositions, strange cutting and dislocated continuity.
		Branded to Kill was an earlier Criterion release of one of its last laserdisc offerings, and was probably came out so soon because legal clearances for a DVD were already in place.
	www.dvdtalk.com /dvdsavant/s550kill.html (1311 words)

	notcoming.com \| Branded to Kill
		Branded to Kill, Suzuki’s unqualified masterpiece, is ostensibly a characteristic yakuza picture in retrospect—it is in fl and white without trademark faces and with plenty of gunshots.
		When isolated within its era, Branded to Kill is wildly adamant as a genre film: Joe Shishido is as oddly passionate and sexually engaged as other hitmen of his era, yet most every one of his character traits is an extreme variation of his corresponding peers’.
		Branded to Kill culminates, inevitably, with a climactic encounter between Shishido, having disarmed his immediate superior, and the Number 1 killer.
	www.notcoming.com /reviews.php?id=19 (746 words)

	The Criterion Collection: Branded to Kill
		Branded to Kill, the wildly perverse story of the yakuza’s rice-sniffing “No. 3 Killer,” is Seijun Suzuki at his delirious best.
		From a cookie-cutter studio script, Suzuki delivered this brutal, hilarious, and visually inspired masterpiece—and was promptly fired.
		Criterion presents the DVD premiere of Branded to Kill in a pristine transfer from the original Nikkatsu-scope master.
	www.criterionco.com /asp/release.asp?id=38 (56 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Branded To Kill: Criterion Collection
		The culmination of this effort is Branded to Kill, a testament to creative genius, even though Suzuki was fired upon delivery to the studio.
		But if the plot of Branded to Kill were mere meat and potatoes, the film would amount to little more than a bad version of an Irish Stew.
		When taking these factors into consideration, Branded to Kill becomes not only a testament to Suzuki's skill as a director, but also to his abilities as a ruthlessly efficient maker of quality films.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/brandedtokill.php (759 words)

	DVD review of Branded to Kill - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		“Branded to Kill” has a story to tell, but like “Tokyo Drifter”, it isn’t so much about its story as it is about what the director wants to show.
		That assessment is an accurate one (minus color for the fl-and-white “Branded to Kill”), though I would like to add that there are undercurrents of genuine emotion and creative sparks that elevate Suzuki’s works above the usual shocks-for-shocks’-sake garbage.
		“Branded to Kill” is not for all tastes, though it is a fine example of go-for-broke cinema.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/Branded_to_Kill/1454/1943 (1103 words)

	Branded to Kill - DVD Movie Central
		Branded to Kill is a Japanese B film and a cult favorite, and it’s easy to see why.
		Branded to Kill proves that cult cinema is alive and well in the East, thank you very much.
		Branded to Kill has style, but no discipline, and flair, but no cohesion.
	www.dvdmoviecentral.com /ReviewsText/branded_to_kill.htm (777 words)

	Branded to Kill - index page - Free MP3 downloads, CDs, Bio Info, Tour Dates, Lyrics and More!" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Branded to Kill was formed by two inmates of a Seattle sanitarium in 1989.
		Leading instrumentalist of Branded to Kill and crazy as a loon.
		Wilson is the brains behind Branded to Kill and keeps Pedro the Broom on a short leash.
	artists.iuma.com /IUMA/Bands/Branded_to_Kill (121 words)

	[KFCC] Branded To Kill Review
		Review: Not only is Branded to Kill one of the pioneers of it's genre, but it marked the first time a director was fired because he was too creative for the producer's own good.
		A Branded to Kill review would not be a good Branded to Kill review if you don't mention Killer Number 1.
		Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Killâ is nothing short of a masterpiece.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/drama/brandedtokill/brandedtokill.html (972 words)

	dark discussion - The Official Seijun Suzuki Thread (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Branded to Kill's surreal Landscapes captured in beautiful fl and white photography IMO make this one of Suzuki's greatest achievements.
		This remake of Branded To Kill which nearly doesn't have anything to do with Branded To Kill is the story of number 3 killer wanting to be number 1.
		Branded To Kill is another fill requiring close consideration and is a MUST for everyone here.
	www.darkdreams.org /vbulletin/printthread.php?t=7243&pp=40 (2626 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Branded To Kill [1967]: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When "Branded to Kill" was released in 1967 it caused quite a stir in Japan.
		"Branded to Kill" is a contes cruel, a dark and violent movie with touches of fl humour.
		The climax of "Branded to Kill" is absolutely one of the best in any crime movie, and attentive viewers might recognise scenes that have later been copied by later American crime movies.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005UQWD (1026 words)

	cityonfire.com \| Branded To Kill
		"Branded To Kill" certainly ranks near the top of the list of guilty pleasures; it's a gangster film noir directed by Seijun Suzuki, layered with a shade of violent, perverse quirkiness.
		Several "legendary" tales surround "Branded To Kill": Suzuki would go on to be fired for directing the film the way he did (the studio producing the movie, Nikkatsu, claimed it made no sense).
		The bottom line: "Branded To Kill" is a stylish and weird pulp masterpiece that belongs on everyone's recommended viewing list.
	www.cityonfire.com /japanese/brandedtokill.html (1189 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Branded to Kill at Epinions.com
		Because it's "kill or be killed" in the Yakuza, Hanada is stripped of his Number Three ranking and the underworld puts a price on his head.
		The fact of the matter is that Branded To Kill is extraordinarily intricate due to its absence of time and space.
		Branded To Kill is an exceptionally robust film.
	www.epinions.com /content_20966116996 (876 words)

	Japanese Video Night Part II: "Branded to Kill"
		"Branded to Kill" is a stylish, inventive and thoroughly modern piece of '60s Japanese noir, at turns sexy and psychologicaly creepy.
		Released in 1967 and directed by Seijun Suzuki, "Branded to Kill" ("Koroshi no Rakuin" in Japanese) is the story of a yakuza hitman and his battle to stay alive after he botches a job and finds himself in the cross hairs of another hitman's rifle.
		"Branded to Kill" marked his last major film as an in-house director at Nikkatsu movie studios, as well as the end of his prime as a filmmaker.
	www.airmassive.com /wasabi/archives/000075.html (1394 words)

	Seijun Suzuki: Authority in Minority
		There seems little doubt that films such as Youth of the Beast (1963), Tokyo Drifter (1966) and Branded to Kill (1967) are intrinsically epitomic visions of the gangster genre picture, even in their own time (the '60s), that could only leave their marks on younger generations of filmmakers.
		Branded to Kill is the most cynical of the lot, and it's a real hoot.
		Branded to Kill may be a masterpiece, but it's a dead-end masterpiece, and it's instructive to note that Suzuki never made another yakuza picture.
	www.sensesofcinema.com /contents/festivals/00/8/miff/suzuki.html (3842 words)

	Branded to Kill (Koroshi No Rakuin) DVD Review. DVD VISION JAPAN (DVD VISION)
		Branded to Kill (Koroshi No Rakuin) DVD Review.
		After firing the "kill shot", the killer walks away, and take his coat off, just like someone after a hard day at work.
		Like many cult films, "Branded to Kill" was a misunderstood classic, way ahead of it's time.
	www.dvdvisionjapan.com /branded.html (1054 words)

	Amazon.com: Pistol Opera (2002): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The original BRANDED TO KILL (1967, KOROSHI NO RAKUIN, starring Jo Shishido, Mariko Ogawa, Anne Mari) is the stylish action movie that has been the subject of homage from world-class directors such as John Woo, Quentin Tarantino, and Jim Jarmusch.
		Aside from the difference in color (Branded to Kill is in fl & white; Pistol Opera is in blazing color, similar to Tokyo Drifter), Pistol Opera makes use of so many hallucinatory/dream sequences that it is virtually impossible to distinguish the "real" from the "non-real".
		Branded To Kill is so much more brilliant and nuanced than this stilted peice of pretentious dreck, the comparison can't even be made.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008V2UV?v=glance (1867 words)

	Branded to Kill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A bizarre yakuza flick with a taste for over-the-top visuals and modern stylistics, Branded to Kill follows the strange day-to-day existence of an expert hit-man who carries out his orders with steely determination and impassive cool.
		Joe Shishido, with his collagen-enhanced cheekbones, makes a terrific anti-hero whose unusual quirks (Suzuki reasoned that a man obsessed with the scent of warm rice would signal to audiences that this guy was quintessentially Japanese) instantly endear him to newly-made fans.
		Branded to Kill is wild fun, and has been favorably and frequently compared to the work of artists as different as John Woo and David Lynch -- which makes it all the more exhilarating when you realize it was made in 1967.
	homepage.hispeed.ch /filme/details/7028.html (153 words)

	Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		His Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill have just been issued on widescreen videocassettes as well as on Criterion laserdiscs that include an interview with the director.
		The Branded to Kill LD includes an amusing archive of Shishido Joe movie posters, culled from the collection of avant-jazz wonder John Zorn.
		Both discs, but especially Branded to Kill, are highly recommended glimpses into a world of genre film that we couldn't have known existed.
	www.deep-focus.com /flicker/tokyodri.html (959 words)

	iFMagazine.com Features - BLAZE OF GLORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		So he had to have figured as he was making BRANDED TO KILL, that the movie was going to get his butt fired.
		In BRANDED TO KILL, Suzuki so thoroughly deconstructs the action-film genre that it looks like the work of Jean Luc Goddard on mescaline.
		Well, BRANDED TO KILL, like Suzuki at his best, really only doesn’t make sense when you try to make sense of it.
	www.ifmagazine.com /feature.asp?article=347 (647 words)

	goatdog's movies - Branded to Kill, 1967
		He's Number 3 Killer; he doesn't know who the others are, so there are some great claustrophobic scenes in which he tries to figure out who is going to kill him.
		Finally, in a satire of the big showdown scenes of westerns, Number 1 Killer (played by Koji Nambara) basically moves into his house with him, all the while informing him politely that he is going to kill Hanada.
		These scenes are deliciously funny and odd, as the two men walk arm in arm so as not to let the other out of his sights.
	goatdog.com /moviePage.php?movieID=481 (466 words)

	McGeek > Branded to Kill by Seijun Suzuki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unlike an 'art film' in which tone and style is intentionally (and painfully) derivative and self-conscious or pretentious, Branded to Kill is genuinely original and effective.
		What he produced, though, was something akin to what we now see as purely contemporary: a lot of fast cuts, to only linger on more composed frames for pacing and effect, defining a character through idiosyncrasies rather than building character through experience, and a lack of concern with narrative cohesiveness.
		After Branded to Kill was made he was fired by Nikkatsu, they called the movie 'incomprehensible'.
	www.mcgeek.com /mainsite/media/60,37.html (720 words)

	Branded To Kill (1967) : Directed by Seijun Suzuki, reviewed by Nick Burton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Branded To Kill (1967) : Directed by Seijun Suzuki, reviewed by Nick Burton
		From the ridiculous to the sublime, Seijun Suzuki's 1967 Branded To Kill has been released recently by Home Vision - and it's stunning.
		It's the story of a rice-loving Yakuza hit man - ranked as the number 3 killer - whose life becomes a surreal experience after he bungles a hit because a butterfly lands on the scope of his rifle.
	www.pifmagazine.com /SID/340 (175 words)

	The Smokers Club, Inc. - Encyclopedia
		Thirty-six years ago a society that called for a ban on smoking in public places was branded "militant, even fanatical" by a senior civil servant working in a Labour administration.
		The government files were made public under the new Freedom of Information Act, which came into force on January 1.
		In that promotion the author expressly state that he had enough cyanide in his possession to kill 2,500 people.
	www.smokersclubinc.com /modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&op=content&tid=1 (1403 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: Branded To Kill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It took about that long for audiences to embrace his audacious genre bending--Suzuki's pop-art sensibilities were just a bit ahead of their time.
		Suzuki's Branded to Kill has to be one of the most incredible Japanese films ever made.
		Maybe not boring to others but it was just too much for me. Anyways Branded To Kill and Tokyo Drifter are great movies and not at all boring.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/078002205X (1253 words)

	Koroshi no rakuin (1967) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jo Shishido (who has cheek implants (!!) that make him look like a chipmunk) is the third best killer in Japan.
		Apparently, all assassins in Japan do, other than kill people, is try to better themselves in the rankings.
		Jo strives to be number one, but, not only does he have to get past a bunch of backstabbers, he has to find the #1 Phantom, the high man on the totem.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0061882 (432 words)

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