THE HITMAN (aka A CERTAIN KILLER) (1967): The main character is a man from the WW2 generation who has lost his dreams in post-war Japan. While working as a cook in a restaurant he also earns some money as a contract killer. He kills a Yakuza-boss using a tatami-needle and hides in a shabby apartment in a suburb.
Director: Kazuo Mori, Stars: Raizo Ichikawa, Yumiko Nogawa, Mikio Narita
THE HITMAN'S KEY (1967): The sequel to THE HITMAN (1967)
Director: Kazuo Mori, Stars: Raizo Ichikawa, Ko Nishimura, Tomomi Sato
The Hitman
1. The Man Who Fell (The Hitman’s Theme) (DB2)
2. Main Title (DB4)
3. Recollection 1 (Encounter with Keiko) (Recollection S.O., DB10)
4. Waiting Man~Recollection 2 (Encounter with Maeda) ~ Recollection 3 (Killing) (DB11, Recollection S.O., DB14A, DB16, Recollection S.O., DB19, DB25)
5. Killing Owada (DB21 (Japanese Music))
6. Recollection 4 (Maeda and Keiko) (Recollection S.O., DB27, DB29)
7. Capture (DB32, DB33, DB34)
8. Inspection of the Trophy~Betrayal (DB35)
9. Pursuer (DB36)
10. Fight~Reversal~Parting (DB37)
11. The Woman Left Behind~The Hitman Leaves (DB38, DB39)
The Hitman's Key
12. Daiei Mark~Main Title (DB1A)
13. Master of Dance (PS2 Kanda Matsuri)
14. Street Corner (DB10C)
15. The Moment of Killing (DB11, DB11I)
16. Indelible Hitman! (DB13)
17. Spirit (PS3)
18. Wriggling Criminal (DB19, DB25)
19. The Hitman's Key (DB20)
20. Dance Party (PS1 (Kanda Matsuri))
21. GoGo 1967 (PS61 (GoGo))
22. Who Is the Mastermind!? (DB34, DB37)
23. The Hitman Leaves (Ending) (DB39)
24. The Hitman’s Recollection (Alternate Take Collection) (DB5, DB26, DB14)
25. Fight~Reversal~Parting (Alternate Take 1) (DB37A)
26. Fight~Reversal~Parting (Alternate Take 2) (DB37B)
27. Daiei Mark~Main Title (Alternate Take) (DB1)
28. Street Corner (Alternate Take 1) (DB10)
29. Street Corner (Alternate Take 2) (DB10A)
30. Street Corner (Alternate Take 3) (DB10B)