# Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)

> An enigmatic contract killer confronts a multinational military manhunt and a pair of psychopathic mercenaries in a brutally stylized anime crime thriller.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10780

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Crime, Animation, Action
- Director: Osamu Dezaki
- Cast: Tetsurō Sagawa, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kei Tomiyama, Kumiko Takizawa, Reiko Mutoh, Toshiko Fujita, Ichirô Murakoshi, Kazue Komiya
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086148/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: aggressive, melancholic, stylized, late night anime viewing, cult cinema night

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