• Director(s)

    Teruo Ishii

  • Production Year

    1991

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Crime

  • Approx. running minutes

    85m

  • Cast

    Hideki Saijô, Kiyoshi Nakajoe, Natsumi Nanase

Film

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like a Rose

sexual violence, strong nudity, sex

THE HITMAN: BLOOD SMELLS LIKE A ROSE is a Japanese crime thriller in which a man seeks revenge after he loses someone close to him.…

THE HITMAN: BLOOD SMELLS LIKE A ROSE is a Japanese crime thriller in which a man seeks revenge after he loses someone close to him.

sex
Sequences feature prolonged focus on sexual mechanics, positions and nudity. References are made to sex work.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A sustained sequence centres on a woman being abducted and sexually threatened by a gang, leading to graphic sexual violence.
nudity
There is frequent sight of female breast and buttock nudity throughout the film, often seen within a sexual context.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
People are shot with guns, causing spurts of resultant blood. There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'crap', 'balls', 'piss', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'damn', 'screw', and 'butt'. A man is briefly seen snorting a white powder. A prolonged sequence sees a man threatening a woman with a knife. There is occasional sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.

  • Director(s)

    Teruo Ishii

  • Production Year

    1991

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Crime

  • Approx. running minutes

    85m

  • Cast

    Hideki Saijô, Kiyoshi Nakajoe, Natsumi Nanase

sexual violence, strong nudity, sex
Classified Date:
28/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
sex
Sequences feature prolonged focus on sexual mechanics, positions and nudity. References are made to sex work.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A sustained sequence centres on a woman being abducted and sexually threatened by a gang, leading to graphic sexual violence.
nudity
There is frequent sight of female breast and buttock nudity throughout the film, often seen within a sexual context.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
People are shot with guns, causing spurts of resultant blood. There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'crap', 'balls', 'piss', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'damn', 'screw', and 'butt'. A man is briefly seen snorting a white powder. A prolonged sequence sees a man threatening a woman with a knife. There is occasional sight of blood in the aftermath of violence.

  • Classified date

    28/04/2025

  • Language

    Japanese