Japan Synopsis
五匹の紳士
Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list. However, upon meeting his first potential victim, Oida has second thoughts. Yet, even as he tries to back out, the body count starts climbing. Oida must now try to alert the people on his list of their impending danger, and find out why they are being targeted in the first place.
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Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Cash Calls Hell itself).
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
Cash Calls Hell holds position #16 of 71 Japan films in the 1965–1967 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
1966 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 28 titles released, including Cash Calls Hell. Bars below show how the 1960s stacked up year by year (202 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Japan films in 1966.
The 234th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,524 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #649 of 1,714 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Haiyuza Theater Company |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | January 15, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0165304 |