Who is Genta in Kill!?

Tatsuya Nakadai plays Genta in the film.

In this deadpan parody of Japan's then-popular samurai film genre, Genta (Tatsuya Nakadai) puts down his samurai sword to become a freelance criminal. Meanwhile, Hanjiro (Etsushi Takahashi) is a poor struggling farmer who yearns for the power and respect being a samurai would bring him. Entering a sleepy village where a civil war is raging within the local ruling clan due to the machinations of the wily Ayuzama (Shigeru Kôyama), the pair of swordsmen must choose sides and fight.

Kill!

Name: Kill!
Genre: Action/Adventure,Comedy
Released: 1968-06-22
Duration: 111
Rating: 91

NR 1 hr 51 min

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How long is Kill!?: Kill! is 1 hr 51 min long.

Who directed Kill!?: Kihachi Okamoto

Who is Genta in Kill!?: Tatsuya Nakadai plays Genta in the film.

What is Kill! about?: In this deadpan parody of Japan's then-popular samurai film genre, Genta (Tatsuya Nakadai) puts down his samurai sword to become a freelance criminal. Meanwhile, Hanjiro (Etsushi Takahashi) is a poor struggling farmer who yearns for the power and respect being a samurai would bring him. Entering a sleepy village where a civil war is raging within the local ruling clan due to the machinations of the wily Ayuzama (Shigeru Kôyama), the pair of swordsmen must choose sides and fight.