Golgo 13 is a man among men. He is slick, hard faced and brutal, and only goes by his rules. He is an assassin for hire, and he's very good at his job. His latest venture has him going after a mafia boss lord named Dr. Z, after killing a mans entire family Golgo is hired by him to take out the entire organization. But once he gets involved with Dr. Z's daughter Cindy, a lushes goddess of a women who, like many other women, fall into his spell. But it seems Golgo's past is catching up to him, as he is being tracked down by one assassin after another. From the mysterious and evil Gold and Silver, to the ruthless and bizarre Snake. Why has the ultimate hunter, suddenly become the hunted?
A true staple of 1980's anime, THE PROFESSIONAL: GOLGO 13 is based on a huge manga series by Tako Saitou, this film displays the character to his fullest in terms of anime format. Golgo 13 is a bad ass, someone James Bond should inspire to be, in fact, he kind of reminds me of how James Bond should be. A cold killer with an unknown background. The film itself looks and feels like an 80's anime, with classic music and beautifully hand drawn animation. Everything from the city skyscrapers to the facial expressions of the very realistic characters. These aren't your big eyed, goofy looking "cartoon" anime characters. These look like real, chiseled people it's really quite extraordinary.
A fun action film that doesn't hold back, another prime example of how anime isn't your child's cartoons. This film is full of bullet frenzy, head exploding violence with fully naked women and all. But I dug it a lot, its like one of those VHS tapes at Blockbuster way back when, with their anime section that actually had, mature adult anime. I was always fascinated with that section, and even though my mom would never let me rent them, I was always interested in them, I guess you could say that was my first real introduction into anime until I discovered Toonami. It's a bad ass ride, its wild and woolly. It's the sex, drugs and rock n roll of anime.
Nov 18, 2015
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