Ironfinger (100発100中, Hyappatsu Hyakuchu, lit. '100 Shot, 100 Killed')[1] is a 1965 Japanese action comedy film[2] directed by Jun Fukuda.[3] A parody of James Bond-style spy movies,[4][3] the film stars Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, and Ichirō Arishima. In the film, an ordinary vacationer is assigned to a dead Interpol agent's mission and caught between rival gangs that are squabbling over a shipment of arms.[3]
| Ironfinger | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 100発100中 | ||||
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| Directed by | Jun Fukuda | ||||
| Written by | Michio Tsuzuki Kihachi Okamoto | ||||
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka Kenichiro Tsunoda | ||||
| Starring | |||||
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Uno | ||||
| Edited by | Ryohei Fujii | ||||
| Music by | Masaru Sato | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 93 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Cast
editSource:[2]
- Akira Takarada as Andrew Hoshino
- Mie Hama as Yumi Sawada
- Ichirō Arishima as Detective Tezuka
- Akihiko Hirata as Komori
- Sachio Sakai as Akatsuki Yuzurukai
- Mike Daneen as Hubert Lebois
- Jun Tatara as Kishōrei
- Toru Ibuki as Matsuki
- Chôtarô Tôgin as Ken
- Naoya Kusakawa as Takeshi Aonuma
- Andrew Hughes as Boss Stonferer
- Haruo Nakajima as Detective (uncredited)
- Masaaki Tachibana as Detective (uncredited)
- Susumu Kurobe as Man in sunglasses
Release
editIronfinger was released in Japan by Toho on December 5, 1965 on a double feature with A Smell of Money (馬鹿と鋏, Baka to hasami).[2][5][6][7] It was released in France on November 9, 1966 under the title Chasseur d'espions.[8]
References
edit- ^ Blakeslee, David (2016-04-03). "Criterion Reflections - Golden Eyes (1968) - Hulu". CriterionCast. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ a b c "100発100中（1965） : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ a b c Pulp, Talking (2021-02-18). "Film Review: Ironfinger (1965)". Talking Pulp. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Samurai and Japanese Movies DVD Store : IRONFINGER 1 (1965) - REMASTERED". www.vendio.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "馬鹿と鋏 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ allcinema, 映画 １００発１００中 (1965)について 映画データベース - allcinema (in Japanese), retrieved 2021-10-03
- ^ "１００発１００中". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Chasseur d'espions". Encyclocine. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
External links
edit- Ironfinger at IMDb
- Ironfinger at Letterboxd