Golgo 13 (; ) is a 1973 Japanese–Iranian action film directed by Junya Sato, starring Ken Takakura as the international assassin Golgo 13. It is the first live-action movie based on the Japanese manga series Golgo 13. It was filmed almost entirely in the Imperial State of Iran, with an almost entirely Persian supporting cast. It was followed by the film Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977), starring Sonny Chiba.

Cast

Ken Takakura as Duke Togo/Golgo 13

Mohsen Sohrabi as Aman Jafari

Jaleh Sam as Sheila Jafari

Pouri Banayi as Catherine Morton

Ahmad Ghadakchian as Max Boa

Production

Box office

It was the seventh highest-grossing Japanese film of 1974, earning a distribution rental income of in Japan. This was equivalent to an estimated box office gross revenue of approximately (), which is equivalent to approximately () adjusted for inflation in 2012.

Golgo 13 (film)

References

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1973 films

1970s crime action films

Live-action films based on manga

Golgo 13

Japanese action films

1970s Japanese-language films

Films shot in Iran

Iranian multilingual films

Japanese multilingual films

1970s Persian-language films

1973 multilingual films

Iranian crime films

Films directed by Junya Satō

1970s Japanese films

Golgo 13 (film)