Kumo no kitomi


1h 23m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Looking to take a vacation from crime, Niijima is offered work as a yakuza hitman and takes the job. But his loyalties are tested when his boss orders him to kill his friend Iwamatsu.

Film Details

Also Known As
Eyes of the Spider
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 23m

Synopsis

Looking to take a vacation from crime, Niijima is offered work as a yakuza hitman and takes the job. But his loyalties are tested when his boss orders him to kill his friend Iwamatsu.

Film Details

Also Known As
Eyes of the Spider
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 23m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States August 1999

Released in United States September 1999

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Special Events) August 15-29, 1999.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Director's Spotlight) September 9-18, 1999.

Film was made as a companion piece to Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Ja no michi/ Serpent's Path" (Japan/1998).

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States August 1999 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Special Events) August 15-29, 1999.)

Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Director's Spotlight) September 9-18, 1999.)