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Golgo 13 (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Golgo 13' (; ) is a 1973 JapaneseIranian action film directed by Junya Sato, starring Ken Takakura as the international assassin Golgo 13. It is the first live-action movie based on the Japanese manga series 'Golgo 13'. It was filmed almost entirely in the Imperial State of Iran, with an almost entirely Persian supporting cast. It was followed by the film 'Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon' (1977), starring Sonny Chiba.
Plot
Contracted by an organization to kill Max Boa, the head of a worldwide crime syndicate responsible for drugs, weapons, and human trafficking, Golgo 13 (real name: Duke Togo) is sent to the Middle East to track down his target and eliminate them.
Cast
*Ken Takakura as Duke Togo/Golgo 13
*Mohsen Sohrabi as Aman Jafari
*Jaleh Sam as Sheila Jafari
*Pouri Banayi as Catherine Morton
*Ahmad Ghadakchian as Max Boa
Production
Box office
It was the seventh highest-grossing Japanese film of 1974, earning a distribution rental income of in Japan. This was equivalent to an estimated box office gross revenue of approximately , which is equivalent to approximately adjusted for inflation in 2012.
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