Someday, Someone Will Be Killed

Someday, Someone Will Be Killed

1984 · 97 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery

While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession and while being chased by unknown people, Atsuko tries to solve the mystery of her family origins.

Directed by Yōichi Sai · Written by Jun Takada

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

HuluU-NEXTKADOKAWA channel Amazon Channel

Rent or Buy

Amazon VideoFOD

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 20m together

Someday, Someone Will Be Killed

Let Him Rest in Peace

Both from Yōichi Sai.

More from Yōichi SaiSee all →

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de LuxeHeisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe · 1995
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
8.01995
MovieComedy
The members of the Ameya family are all scammers. After their election scheme goes bust in their hometown, they move from Shikoku to Tokyo and resume their fraudulent activities. Everything carries on smoothly until the eldest and the fourth sons' modus operandi go awry, the mother's lover runs off with another woman, and disasters strike one after another. This film is a collaboration between Yoichi Sai and Goro Kishitani following "All Under the Moon." The family business of the Ameya family is defrauding people. The matriarch, who keeps getting married and divorced, has five children with different fathers. The Ameya family chases after fortune and leaves a trail of trouble on their path.
Let Him Rest in PeaceLet Him Rest in Peace · 1985
Let Him Rest in Peace
8.01985
MovieCrimeDrama
A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young men, softens a hard woman and busts a few heads.
The Killing GameThe Killing Game · 1978
The Killing Game
7.51978
MovieActionDrama
The second movie of Tôru Murakawa's "Game" trilogy. After making a sensational hit, a hitman has gone into hiding for five years. When he comes back he bumps into two women that he has spared five years ago. Two rival yakuza bosses hire Narumi to kill the other. Will Narumi's sense of chivalry entrap him again?
The Stairway to the Distant PastThe Stairway to the Distant Past · 1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past
7.21995
MovieDramaCrime
Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. But when Lily, a beautiful stripper from out of Hama's past, returns to town, the fuse is lit on a criminal powder keg set to blow the lid off the Yokohama underworld.
Burning DogBurning Dog · 1991
Burning Dog
7.01991
MovieCrimeAction
A gang of thieves plot to rob a US military base in Okinawa, but rising tensions in the group threaten to put the plan in jeopardy.
Quill: The Life of a Guide DogQuill: The Life of a Guide Dog · 2004
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog
7.02004
MovieDrama
A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then the canine is paired with a blind man who is initially reluctant to rely on his new partner.
All Under the MoonAll Under the Moon · 1993
All Under the Moon
6.91993
MovieDramaComedy
A Korean taxi-driver interacts both humorously and tragically with his customers and employers in '90s Tokyo.
In the Realm of the SensesIn the Realm of the Senses · 1976
In the Realm of the Senses
6.61976
MovieDramaRomance
A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.
Blood and BonesBlood and Bones · 2004
Blood and Bones
6.62004
MovieDrama
In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.
The Mosquito on the Tenth FloorThe Mosquito on the Tenth Floor · 1983
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
6.61983
MovieDrama
A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's running from loan sharks and his personal expectations.
TabooTaboo · 1999
Taboo
6.61999
MovieDramaHistory
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
The Lady in a Black DressThe Lady in a Black Dress · 1987
The Lady in a Black Dress
6.51987
MovieDramaCrime
A retired yakuza-connected bar master is pulled back into a dangerous underworld when a mysterious woman claiming to be a relative's acquaintance arrives to work at his bar, only for him to discover a hidden handgun in her luggage.
SooSoo · 2007
Soo
6.52007
MovieActionDrama
Tae-soo tries to steal from a gang. The gang catches Tae-Soo's brother, Tae-Jin, instead. The incident causes the brothers to separate. Tae-Soo becomes a mob fixer and an assassin. Tae-Jin becomes a police detective. When a call brings the brothers together, they get ready for brotherly bonding, but Tae-Jin gets killed. Tae-Soo decides to get revenge on his brother's killer.
The Most Dangerous GameThe Most Dangerous Game · 1978
The Most Dangerous Game
6.31978
MovieActionCrime
The first movie of Tôru Murakawa’s “Game” trilogy, in which an assassin hired to recover a kidnap victim becomes embroiled in a vicious power struggle between two large corporations over a sizable government defence contract.
No Grave for UsNo Grave for Us · 1979
No Grave for Us
6.31979
MovieActionCrime
A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...
KamuiKamui · 2009
Kamui
6.12009
MovieDramaAction
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter