Golgo 13 (; ) is a 1973 Japanese–Iranian action film directed by Junya Sato, starring Ken Takakura as the international assassin Golgo 13. It is the first live-action movie based on the Japanese manga series Golgo 13. It was filmed almost entirely in the Imperial State of Iran, with an almost entirely Persian supporting cast. It was followed by the film Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977), starring Sonny Chiba.
Cast
Ken Takakura as Duke Togo/Golgo 13
Mohsen Sohrabi as Aman Jafari
Jaleh Sam as Sheila Jafari
Pouri Banayi as Catherine Morton
Ahmad Ghadakchian as Max Boa
Production
Box office
It was the seventh highest-grossing Japanese film of 1974, earning a distribution rental income of in Japan. This was equivalent to an estimated box office gross revenue of approximately (), which is equivalent to approximately () adjusted for inflation in 2012.