Golgo 13
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJunya Sato
Written byTakao Saito
K. Motomitsu
Based onGolgo 13
by Takao Saito
Produced byKoji Shundo
StarringKen Takakura
CinematographyMasahiko Iimura
Edited byOsamu Tanaka
Music byChūji Kinoshita
Distributed byToei
Release date
29 December 1973
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesJapan
Iran
LanguagesJapanese
Persian
Box office¥1.1 billion (est.)

Golgo 13 (Japanese: ゴルゴ13, romanized: Gorugo Sātīn; Persian: گلگو ۱۳, romanized: Golgo Sizdah) is a 1973 Japanese–Iranian action film directed by Junya Sato, starring Ken Takakura as the international assassin Golgo 13. It is the first live-action movie based on the Japanese manga series Golgo 13. It was filmed almost entirely in the Imperial State of Iran, with an almost entirely Persian supporting cast. It was followed by the film Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977), starring Sonny Chiba.[1]

Cast

  • Ken Takakura as Duke Togo/Golgo 13
  • Mohsen Sohrabi as Aman Jafari
  • Jaleh Sam as Sheila Jafari
  • Pouri Banayi as Catherine Morton
  • Ahmad Ghadakchian as Max Boa

Production

Home media

In the UK, Golgo 13 was released on Blu-ray by Eureka Entertainment on 17 July 2023.[2]

Box office

It was the seventh highest-grossing Japanese film of 1974, earning a distribution rental income of ¥404 million in Japan.[3] This was equivalent to an estimated box office gross revenue of approximately ¥1.1 billion[4] ($4.05 million),[5] which is equivalent to approximately ¥2.8 billion ($35 million) adjusted for inflation in 2012.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Kopplin, Dustin (23 January 2017). "Ken Takakura Shoots And Scores: Golgo 13 (1973)". theodysseyonline.com. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Golgo 13". Eureka Entertainment. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. ↑ "1974年度日本映画/外国映画業界総決算". Kinema Junpo. Kinema Junposha (1975年（昭和50年）2月下旬号): 108. 1975.
  4. ↑ "Statistics of Film Industry in Japan". Eiren. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. 1974. Retrieved 7 June 2020. 1974 (...) Box Office Gross Receipts (...) in millions of Yen (...) 117,107 (..) Distributor's Income (...) in millions of Yen (...) 44,484
  5. ↑ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - Japan". World Bank. 1973. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Statistics of Film Industry in Japan". Eiren. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. 1974. Retrieved 7 June 2020. Average Admission Fee (...) Yen (...) 1973 (...) 500 (...) 2012 (...) 1,258


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