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RUNTIME
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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71
1971 1h 27m JA
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MID
★5.6TMDB · 27
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Synopsis
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The series swansong, Beat '71, sees Kaji framed and sent to prison by her boyfriend's father and with the help of some hippies she strives to be re-united.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Meiko Kaji
Furiko
Takeo Chii
Takaaki
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshitaro Araki
Yoshio Harada
Pirania
Tatsuya Fuji
Mappo
Bunjaku Han
Ayako
Michiko Tsukasa
Lemon
Nobuko Aoki
Shinko
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Toshiya Fujita
- Writers
- Tatsuya Asai, Hideichi Nagahara
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Stray Cat Rock Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Meiko Kaji and Takeo Chii and Yoshio Inaba carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0202269 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Toshiya Fujita directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Part of the "Stray Cat Rock Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Meiko Kaji and Takeo Chii and Yoshio Inaba carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0202269 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 87 min · 1h 27m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Part of
Stray Cat Rock Collection
Stray Cat Rock pinky violence films.
Also by
Toshiya Fujita
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Nikkatsu Corporation
JP
Horipro
JP
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- prison
- street gang
- motorcycle gang
- framed
- girl gang
- hippies
- pinky violence
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1971-01-03
Also known as
International titles
- Stray Cat Rock: Wild Measures '71GB
- Stray Cat Rock: Beat ’71GB
- Nora-neko rokku: Bôsô shûdan '71JP
- Stray Cat Rock: Crazy Rider '71US
