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“After killing a tycoon's son, elite assassin Golgo 13 faces relentless CIA and Army pursuit as the father descends into madness.”
Golgo 13: The Professional
ゴルゴ１３
6.81
5,704 rank · 22,129 viewers · 80 favorites
Action
Adventure
Drama
Adult Cast
Military
Seinen
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Synopsis
After killing a tycoon's son, elite assassin Golgo 13 faces relentless CIA and Army pursuit as the father descends into madness.
After assassinating the son of business tycoon Leonard Dawson, Golgo 13 finds himself prey to the CIA and the U.S. Army, whom Dawson has personally hired to kill the assassin. As days pass by, Dawson slowly loses his sanity as he continues to plot every attempt to kill Golgo 13 even without caring about who hired the assassin to kill his son. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 25 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 25 viewers settled on.
88%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.99
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.99 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.1 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.3
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No
Score over time
↑ 0.76
Running avg · Sep 2009 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This is just way too kool man, this film is better than the entire new series of golgo 13, this is more hardcore, much better script, better lighting, much more effort put into this, music is way...”
- 7 “I finished the Golgo 13 series (50 episodes) and wanted to watch some more Golgo. To my disappointment, the manga does not convey the same emotions as the anime ! I decided to give this 1983 movie...”
- 7 “Golgo 13 is the Batman of shooting things. He's written to be this unbeatable badass who does nothing but get laid, get paid Gatorade. It definitely embodies that 80's cool aesthetic. This movie...”
Verbosity
Short · 28%
Medium · 48%
Long · 24%
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A Movie Production
Tokyo Movie Shinsha.
in association with
Filmlink International · Streamline Pictures
- Format 1 × 93′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 33m all episodes
- Aired May 1983 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1600 catalog
Produced by
- Filmlink International Producer
- Streamline Pictures Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor
- Urban Vision Licensor