Sure Death 5 (1991)
Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterious band of murderers wage a bloody battle against three deadly assassins.
Top billed cast
Makoto FujitaNakamura Mondo
Kunihiko MitamuraHide
Kin SugaiNakamura Sen
Mari ShirakiNakamura Ritsu
Sachiko MitsumotoOuta
Megumi AsaokaSada
Hiroaki MurakamiMasa
Yōko YamamotoGoto Chise
Mikio OsawaAsakichi
Ittoku KishibeGoto Sannosuke
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