Branded to Kill (Film Series)

Branded to Kill (Japanese: 殺しの烙印 "Koroshi no Rakuin") is a yakuza/surreal film series that started in 1967 and ended in 2001.

The series mostly follows a yakuza hitman who descends into madness while trying to climb the ranks of the yakuza and become the top hitman of Japan. The series consists of the original released in 1967 directed by Seijun Suzuki and stars Joe Shishido, Annu Mari, and Koji Nanbara, a remake released in 1972 directed by Atsushi Yamatoya and stars Genjiro Arato, Moeko Ezawa, and Nozomi Yasuda, and a direct sequel to the original also directed by Seijun Suzuki and stars Makiko Esumi, Sayoko Yamaguchi, and Kirin Kiki. There was also an undeveloped sequel that would have been directed by Seijun Suzuki and stars Joe Shishido.

Victims

Branded to Kill (1967)

• Unnamed Chauffeur - Shot in the chest by an unnamed yakuza member off screen. Body seen.
• Unnamed Yakuza Member - Shot by Hanada.
• Two Unnamed Yakuza Members - Shot by Kasuga.
• Unnamed Yakuza Member - Shot by Hanada.
• Gihei Kasuga - Shot in the chest by Koh.
• Koh/No. 4 - Shot in the chest by Kasuga.
• Three Unnamed Yakuza - Shot in the head by No. 1 off-screen.
• Two Unnamed Yakuza - Shot by Hanada.
• Sakura/No. 2 - Incinerated by Hanada and shot in the chest by an unnamed client.
• Unnamed Customs Officer - Shot in the neck by Hanada.
• Dr. Hino - Shot in the head by Hanada via a gun hidden through a water pipe.
• Two Unnamed Office Workers - Shot in the chest by Hanada.
• Unnamed Jeweler - Shot in the chest by Hanada.
• Unnamed Bystander - Accidentally shot in the abdomen by Hanada.
• Mami Hanada - Shot in the chest by Hanada.
• Michihiko Yabuhara - Shot in the head by No. 1 off-screen, body seen.
• Two Unnamed Yakuza Members - Shot by Hanada.
• Unnamed Yakuza Member - Ran over by Hanada with a car.
• Two Unnamed Yakuza Members - Shot in the back by Hanada.
• No . 1 - Died from his injuries after being shot in the chest by Hanada.
• Misako Nakajo - Shot in the abdomen by Hanada.
  • Total - 28

Branded to Kill Continued (1960s)

• At Least One Unnamed Person - Killed by Noda in an unknown fashion, later "branded" with a grin.
• At Least One Unnamed Person - Killed by Tsuru in an unknown fashion, later "branded" with a grin.
• The Main Villain - Shot up by Noda against a large computer.
  • Total - 3

Trapped in Lust (1972)

• Unnamed Businessman - Shot in the chest by Hoshi.
• Unnamed Foreigner - Shot in the chest by Hoshi.
• Takagawa - Shot in the head by Saigo and Mario.
• Mayuko - Stabbed in the pelvis by Saigo and Mario with a toilet plunger.
• Two Unnamed Yakuza Members - Shot multiple times by Hoshi.
• Two Unnamed Yakuza Members - Shot in the back of the head by Kure off screen. Bodies seen.
• Kure - Shot in the eye by Hoshi.
• Yumeko - Stabbed in the pelvis by Saigo and Mario with a bonsai tree.
• Saigo and Mario - Shot in the head by Hoshi.
• The Boss - Shot in the head by Hoshi.
  • Total 12

Pistol Opera (2001)

• TBA

Deaths

• Total - 43 (So Far)
  • 34 Male
  • 5 Female
  • 3 of Unknown Gender
  • 1 Ambiguous

Kill Counts

1. Goro Hanada/No. 3 - 19 (Alive)
2. Hoshi - 7 (Alive)
3. No. 1 - 4 (Deceased)
4. Gihei Kasuga - 3 (Deceased)
5. Saigo and Mario - 3 (Deceased)
6. Kure - 2 (Deceased)
7. Saburo Noda - 2 (Unknown)
8. Koh/No. 4 - 1 (Deceased)
9. Tsuru - 1 (Unknown)

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