A Killer's Key vs Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.7/10 for A Killer's Key). A Killer's Key is the shorter watch at 1h 19m compared with 3h . A Killer's Key is the older of the two (1967 against 1993). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Killer's Key | Bound by Honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1967 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 19m | 3h |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Kazuo Mori | Taylor Hackford |
| Main cast | Kei Satō, Kō Nishimura, Asao Uchida, Raizō Ichikawa, Tomomi Satō | Billy Bob Thornton, Valente Rodriguez, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
A Killer's Key
Raizô Ichikawa reprises his role as the restaurant-cook-turned-contract-killer in this sequel to Kazuo Mori's stylish 1967 thriller A Certain Killer.
Bound by Honor
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional…
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