Velvet Hustler (紅の流れ星) 56 years old

Killing is easy; love is murder.

A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.

Credits

Velvet Hustler Cast

Name Character
Tatsuya Fuji He was 26, now 82 years old
Kayo Matsuo She was 24, now 81 years old
Jô Shishido He was 33, 86 years old when he died
Misako Tominaga She was 33, 41 years old when she died
Masahiko Tanimura He was 40, 73 years old when he died
Ichiro Kijima
Ruriko Asaoka She was 27, now 84 years old
Toshizô Kudô
Ryōtarō Sugi He was 23, now 79 years old
Tetsuya Watari He was 25, now 82 years old as Goro
Akira Takahashi He was 44, 83 years old when he died
Ken Sanders He was 26, now 82 years old

Velvet Hustler Crew

Name Department
Toshio Masuda as Director. He was 40 (now 96) years old Directing
Toshio Masuda as Writer. He was 40 (now 96) years old Writing
Shinya Inoue as Editor. Editing
Kaneo Ikegami as Writer. He was 44 (83) years old when He died Writing
Hajime Kaburagi as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (now 98) years old Sound
Takeo Kimura as Art Direction. He was 49 (91) years old when He died Art
Kuratarô Takamura as Director of Photography. He was 46 (84) years old when He died Camera
Velvet Hustler poster
Velvet Hustler (56 years)

Killing is easy; love is murder.

  • Release day: Friday, October 06, 1967
  • Runtime: 97 minutes