A father loses his son to a brutal murder and vows to avenge his death. He must first face the supreme hitman Golgo 13 who is the baddest in the land. This anime feature is adapted... more
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Production Year: 2000 - Action/Adventure - Director: Joseph McGinty - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover
Production Year: 2003 - Action/Adventure - Director: Jonathon Mostow - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristinna Loken, David Andrews
Advantages: Great story, action, cool lead character Disadvantages: Dodgy CGI sequence, no DVD extras
...all time favourite Anime movie. The story features the supremely cool lead character of "Golgo 13" - an Asian hitman deadly to men and irresistible to women - who is hired to assassinate the son of the corrupt wealthy businessman "Leonard Dawson". Once Golgo fulfills his contract, Leonard uses his powerful influence to seek revenge on the hitman bringing in the FBI, CIA and the army, not to mention two sadistic, superhuman twin brothers.
Featuring ... ...a Film-Noir type quality to the movie making it , "A Sophisticated Anime Thriller". At times you forget you are actually watching an animated movie! It's far from the anime we see today, with their over complicated plots, mind boggling imagery and annoying, silly characters.
The film does contain an early ground-breaking CGI sequence, which probably looked quality back in 1983, but by todays very high standards it looks truly awful and completely ...
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Classification: 15 years and over, 18 years and over
Production Year: 1983
Running Time: 1 hour 33 minutes
Video Category: World Cinema Feature Film
Country Of Origin: Japan
Plot: Golgo 13 is the codename of a professional hitman who is unbeatable to his enemies and irresistible to women...
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT; PINNACLE VISION, MANGA ENTERTAINMENT; PINNACLE VISION
Release date: 26/02/2007, 18/02/2002
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: MANG 5040, MANG 2005
Barcode: 5022366504041, 5022366200547
DVD Description
A father loses his son to a brutal murder and vows to avenge his death. He must first face the supreme hitman Golgo 13 who is the baddest in the land. This anime feature is adapted from the classic comic book series by Takao Saito.
Languages
Main Language: Japanese
Dubbed Language: English
Subtitle Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: The Special Agent Edition features:, , Interview with Producer,Mata Yamamoto, Audio Commentary from Jonathan Clements (Co-Author of theAnime Encyclopedia) ,, Manga Trailers
Animated: Animated
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo English Japanese
Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
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