- HD 1080
- Runtime: 97m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Toshio Masuda
- Stars: Tetsuya Watari, Ruriko Asaoka, Kayo Matsuo, Tatsuya Fuji, Ryotaro Sugi
- Production_studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
- Slogan: Killing is easy; love is murder.
- The Velvet Hustler is featured in the top rankings of 1967
- #21 in Top Action Movies of 1967
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.