The Killing Bottle

The Killing Bottle

Charge headlong through adventure as interpol agents brave the perils of international organized murder !

1967 · 93 min · ★ 8.2 · Action, Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction

In Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a group bent on assassinating the Prime Minister of Buddhabal. ISP Agents Carter and Kitami are assigned to the case. When the Prime Minister arrives in Tokyo for a friendship visit, Carter and Kitami are on hand to protect him. On hand, too, are assorted ZZZ blackguards. Several attempts on the Prime Minister's life fail, until finally the ZZZ introduces a new device designed to eliminate not only the Prime Minister but the ISP Agents as well: THE KILLING BOTTLE, then, is a pocket-sized container filled with a substance that can expand to thousands of times its size and throttle its victim, then disappear leaving only the corpse.

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi · Written by Shinichi Sekizawa

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Tatsuya Mihashi Jiro Kitami
Nick Adams John Carter
Makoto Satō Ken Hayata
Kumi Mizuno Lady X
Annu Mari Ayako
Akihiko Hirata Man With Turkish Hat
Yoshio Tsuchiya General Rubesa
Tetsu Nakamura Head of ZZZ Hong Kong Branch Office
Jun Tazaki President of Buddabal
Hideyo Amamoto First Murderer
Tetsuo Hasegawa Man with Rifle
Ryuji Kita Head of Secret Police

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