Ironfinger (100発100中, Hyappatsu Hyakuchu, lit.'100 Shot, 100 Killed')[1] is a 1965 Japanese action comedy film[2] directed by Jun Fukuda.[3] A parody of James Bond-style spy movies,[4][3] the film stars Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, and Ichirō Arishima. In the film, an ordinary vacationer is assigned to a dead Interpol agent's mission and caught between rival gangs that are squabbling over a shipment of arms.[3]

Ironfinger
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji100発100中
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnHyappatsu Hyakuchu
Directed byJun Fukuda
Written byMichio Tsuzuki
Kihachi Okamoto
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
Kenichiro Tsunoda
Starring
CinematographyShinsaku Uno
Edited byRyohei Fujii
Music byMasaru Sato
Production
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Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • December 5, 1965 (1965-12-05) (Japan)
  • November 9, 1966 (1966-11-09) (France)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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Release

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Ironfinger was released in Japan by Toho on December 5, 1965 on a double feature with A Smell of Money (馬鹿と鋏, Baka to hasami).[2][5][6][7] It was released in France on November 9, 1966 under the title Chasseur d'espions.[8]

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  1. ^ Blakeslee, David (2016-04-03). "Criterion Reflections - Golden Eyes (1968) - Hulu". CriterionCast. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ^ a b c "100発100中(1965) : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ a b c Pulp, Talking (2021-02-18). "Film Review: Ironfinger (1965)". Talking Pulp. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. ^ "Samurai and Japanese Movies DVD Store : IRONFINGER 1 (1965) - REMASTERED". www.vendio.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. ^ "馬鹿と鋏 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. ^ allcinema, 映画 100発100中 (1965)について 映画データベース - allcinema (in Japanese), retrieved 2021-10-03
  7. ^ "100発100中". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  8. ^ "Chasseur d'espions". Encyclocine. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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