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1983·Crime·1h 31m
7.1
Indestructible to his enemies and irresistible to women, the professional assassin codenamed Golgo 13 is shrouded in mystery and anonymity. If you're on his hit list, you're already dead. Always hired on his reputation alone, Golgo never breaks a contract. Can he survive the combined forces of the FBI, CIA, the Pentagon and the U.S. Army? Has the nameless agent finally met his match against the superhuman powers of the Snake and the twin evils of the psychopathic mercenaries, Gold and Silver?
Directed by Osamu Dezaki
assassin
mercenary
melancholy
us army
twins
aggressive
professional assassin
anime
vibrant

Cast

Tetsurō Sagawa
Tetsurō Sagawa
Golgo 13
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Gen. T. Jefferson
Kei Tomiyama
Kei Tomiyama
Robert Dawson
Kumiko Takizawa
Kumiko Takizawa
Rita / Emily Dawson
Reiko Mutoh
Reiko Mutoh
Laura Dawson
Toshiko Fujita
Toshiko Fujita
Cindy / Doctor Zed
Ichirô Murakoshi
Ichirô Murakoshi
E. Young
Kazue Komiya
Kazue Komiya
Rita
Kazuo Hayashi
Kazuo Hayashi
Computer 1 Operator
Koichi Chiba
Koichi Chiba
The Watchmaker
Koichi Kitamura
Koichi Kitamura
Albert
Kosei Tomita
Kosei Tomita
Bob Bragan

Crew

Osamu Dezaki
Osamu Dezaki
Director
Yutaka Fujioka
Yutaka Fujioka
Producer
Shichiro Kobayashi
Shichiro Kobayashi
Art Direction
Shizuo Kurahashi
Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects
Atsuko Fukushima
Atsuko Fukushima
Key Animation
Manabu Ohashi
Manabu Ohashi
Key Animation
Koji Morimoto
Koji Morimoto
Key Animation
Takao Saito
Takao Saito
Original Story

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Golgo
Golgo
Golgo 13: The Professional
James Bond with more sex and violence, perfection
James Bond with more sex and violence, perfection
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Jonathan
Jonathan
Golgo 13: The Professional
stylish, violent, and insanely cool. this film moves like a bullet, sharp editing, bold animation, and a killer jazz score that never lets up. pure stoicism, a man defined entirely by precision and control. it’s pulpy and over-the-top, but that’s exactly what makes it so fun. a slick thrill ride from start to finish.
stylish, violent, and insanely cool. this film moves like a bullet, sharp editing, bold animation, and a killer jazz score that never lets up. pure stoicism, a man defined entirely by precision and control. it’s pulpy and over-the-top, but that’s exactly what makes it so fun. a slick thrill ride from start to finish.
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Blake
Blake
Golgo 13: The Professional
Somehow simultaneously cartoonishly ridiculous and very violent and bleak, every single character in this is a one dimensional caricature to a degree that this should probably not work at all. It’s just that the complete lack of depth to literally any character sort of ends up horseshoing around to working because of how insane the world the characters live in is. I could be fooled into believing the titular Mister Golgo 13 is a parody of the Peak Masculinity Ryan Gosling Drive meme 40 years in advance. Rival assassins with gimmicks, some of which is don’t really understand. Don’t even get me started on how women are portrayed in this. 

And it’s so awesome. A terrific looking movie. It’s gonna suck when I watch the live action Sonny Chiba movies and the one other animated movie and they all suck. Such is life
Somehow simultaneously cartoonishly ridiculous and very violent and bleak, every single character in this is a one dimensional caricature to a degree that this should probably not work at all. It’s just that the complete lack of depth to literally any character sort of ends up horseshoing around to working because of how insane the world the characters live in is. I could be fooled into believing the titular Mister Golgo 13 is a parody of the Peak Masculinity Ryan Gosling Drive meme 40 years in advance. Rival assassins with gimmicks, some of which is don’t really understand. Don’t even get me started on how women are portrayed in this. 

And it’s so awesome. A terrific looking movie. It’s gonna suck when I watch the live action Sonny Chiba movies and the one other animated movie and they all suck. Such is life
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CruiseCruz
CruiseCruz
Golgo 13: The Professional
For a 1968 manga this is fucking brilliant
For a 1968 manga this is fucking brilliant
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JK
JK
Golgo 13: The Professional
The most Italian anime? Or the most Japanese poliziotteschi?
The most Italian anime? Or the most Japanese poliziotteschi?
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