Golgo 13: The Professional
Seen it?1983 | 91 min | Crime, Animation, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With mixed reviews and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Indestructible to his enemies and irresistible to women, the professional assassin codenamed Golgo 13 is shrouded in mystery and anonymity. If you're on his hit list, you're already dead. Always hired on his reputation alone, Golgo never breaks a contract. Can he survive the combined forces of the FBI, CIA, the Pentagon and the U.S. Army? Has the nameless agent finally met his match against the superhuman powers of the Snake and the twin evils of the psychopathic mercenaries, Gold and Silver?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Osamu Dezaki
- Tetsurō SagawaGolgo 13
- Kiyoshi KobayashiGen. T. Jefferson
- Kei TomiyamaRobert Dawson
- Kumiko TakizawaRita / Emily Dawson
- Reiko MutohLaura Dawson
- Toshiko FujitaCindy / Doctor Zed
- Ichirô MurakoshiE. Young
- Kazue KomiyaRita
- Kazuo HayashiComputer 1 Operator
- Koichi ChibaThe Watchmaker