The original Japanese 007 with cheekbones sharp enough to cut glass and bullets faster.
An exciting and fast-paced entertaining action in which G-Man Joe of Aces (Japanese version 007) challenges a terrible international mafia organization based in Japan. To defeat the villains, Joe uses his unprecedented skills of fast shooting and karate secrets!
Acting
Joe Shishido's surgically-enhanced cheekbones steal every frame.
Practical Effects
Karate fights and gunplay with zero CGI, all sweat.
Director
Nozomu Yanase
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Joe Shishido famously had plastic surgery to enlarge his cheekbones, believing it would make him more memorable as a tough guy actor.
Released the same year as 'Goldfinger,' this film represents Nikkatsu Studio's attempt to capture the spy craze with distinctively Japanese yakuza flavor.
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