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Blood for Money! Sonny Chiba is "Golgo 13", a cold, calculating, ruthless assassin, working for the U.S. drug syndicate. His assignment: "take-out" Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. His only obstacle: a relentless cop, determined to stop him - no matter what the cost. The result is an explosive adventure through the seamy, violent streets of Hong Kong. Edit Translation

  • English
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • dansk
  • Norsk
  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Movie
  • Release Date: Sep 15, 1977
  • Duration: 1 hr. 33 min.
  • Score: 7.1 (scored by 20 users)
  • Ranked: #63297
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Content Rating: R - Restricted Screening (nudity & violence)

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sese
1 people found this review helpful
May 11, 2023
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Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 6.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 7.5

Campy and fun!

I've never watched any of the Golgo live actions before and have only read a handful of the manga, but this was really fun and I like it! It's really over the top and cheesy and the acting is so stiff and it feels almost amateur at times, but that lends to the fun of the series it's not really something to be taken seriously in the first place it's just something to watch for a good time, I recommend it if you love 70-80s action schlock it definitely has a charm too it. Golgo ftw amirite fellas?

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DanTheMan2150AD
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Jul 25, 2023
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Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Another banger of an adaptation

Going into Assignment Kowloon, I was half expecting to see a campy 70s chop-socky interpretation which capitalised more on the success and fame of Sonny Chiba to earn a quick buck. But as it turns out, this is not only a damn fine representation of its source material but a damn fine movie in its own right. Golgo 13 seemingly had two of the best pieces of castings regarding live-action because Sonny Chiba is as much a dead-ringer as Ken Takakura was just for different reasons. Chiba's Golgo is much less human than Takakura's with a stone-faced expression that never leaves his face but makes exceptional use of his skills as a martial artist and stunt performer in some very grounded fight sequences and impressively daring stunt work. Director Yukio Noda makes excellent use of the film's variety of locations, from Hong Kong to Miami back to Japan, and although the film does stutter at first (most notably with some poor editing) it quickly finds its feet and maintains a very stylish atmosphere that simply oozes coolness throughout.

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  • Movie: Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
  • Country: Japan
  • Release Date: Sep 15, 1977
  • Duration: 1 hr. 33 min.
  • Content Rating: R - Restricted Screening (nudity & violence)

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  • Score: 7.1 (scored by 20 users)
  • Ranked: #63297
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Watchers: 41

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