Sex and Fury

"The Biography of the Woman Boss of Bad Girls..."

1973 1h 28m JA

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Synopsis

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Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shunosuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa, and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.

“The Biography of the Woman Boss of Bad Girls...”

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Cast

Reiko Ike
Ochô Inoshika / Kyoko Kasai
Christina Lindberg
Christina (as Kurisuchina Rindobaagu)
Akemi Negishi
Ogin Shitateya
Ryōko Ema
Omiya
Yôko Hori
Okinu
Naomi Oka
Okoi
Rena Ichinose
Osayo Igirisu
Rie Saotome
Yuki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Writers: Tarō Bonten, Masahiro Kakefuda, Norifumi Suzuki
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Inoshika Ocho Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, shot by Motoya Washio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ichiro Araki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Isamu Ichida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Reiko Ike and Christina Lindberg and Akemi Negishi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norifumi Suzuki directs. Motoya Washio behind the camera. Ichiro Araki scores. Isamu Ichida cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
4Part of the "Inoshika Ocho Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, shot by Motoya Washio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ichiro Araki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Isamu Ichida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Reiko Ike and Christina Lindberg and Akemi Negishi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The Biography of the Woman Boss of Bad Girls...".
10IMDB entry: tt0070085 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "corruption", "eroticism", "sword fight", "revenge".