Rent The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses / Danger Point: The Road to Hell (1991)
2.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
3h 4min
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- Synopsis:
- In 1989, legendary Japanese studio Toei launched their V-Cinema line of direct-to-video genre features. 'V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets and Betrayal' presents two explosive titles representing some of the best the Japanese crime film has to offer.
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses (1991)
After his fiancée is killed in the crossfire of a yakuza turf war, a man on the edge remorselessly hunts down the gangsters responsible.
Danger Point: The Road to Hell (1991)
A duo of contract killers' fragile partnership is tested when their most recent hit starts to have unforeseen consequences. - Actors:
- Hideki Saijô, Kiyoshi Nakajoe, Natsumi Nanase, Minako Fujimoto, Yuki Semba, Kimiko Yo, Ryûji Katagiri, Denden, Shinzô Hotta, Seigo Inoue, Yôzaburô Itô, Gorô Mutsumi, Daisuke Nagakura, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Mikiko Ozawa, Kenji Shiiya, Kantarô Suga, Gôzô Sôma, Tetsurô Tanba, Etsushi Toyokawa
- Directors:
- Teruo Ishii, Yasuharu Hasebe
- Producers:
- Kanji Amao, Tsutomu Yamamoto
- Writers:
- Yasuharu Hasebe, Ryûzô Nakanishi
- Aka:
- Za Hittoman chihabaranonioi / Danger Point: Jigokuhenomichi
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 184 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly filmed introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- The Versatility of Teruo Ishii, a brand new video essay on 'The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses' and its director Teruo Ishii by Japanese cinema expert Frankie Balboa
- The Road to V-Cinema, a brand new video essay on 'Danger Point: The Road to Hell' by critic and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont
- Original trailer for 'The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses'
