Montreal World Film Festival "Focus on World Cinema" section.​

DECLINE OF AN ASSASSIN

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[introduction]

A crime drama in which Yoshimasa Kondo, a veteran actor active in movies, television, and stage, makes his first lead role in a movie. The story depicts a man who has lived as a hitman for many years and considers retiring after meeting a woman. Co-stars include young actors such as Keisuke Kato, Shogo Suzuki, and Erika Yanagi, as well as veteran actor Hou Kinoshita. In addition to the powerful performance of Yoshimasa Kondo, who will completely change the image of the movie up until now, pay attention to the story, which is a mixture of sadness and passion.

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[story]

Kurosawa (KONDO Yoshimasa) has been a hitman for a long time at the request of the Takayama group. He has been working with Hayashida (KATO Keisuke) and Akimoto (SUZUKI Shogo), who are training him as his successor, but he gradually begins to make mistakes and realizes that he is not young at all. Meanwhile, he meets a club hostess named Miori (YANAGI Erisa) and is drawn to her warmth. After that, Kurosawa continues to devote himself to his work, but he repeatedly fails and decides to retire...