Sukeban Deka the Movie 2: Counter-Attack of the Kazama Sisters

1988 1h 31m JA

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★5.3TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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After the events of the previous film, the 17 years-old Sukeban Deka III, Yui Kazama, works for the Juvenile Security Bureau along with her older sisters Yuka and Yuma. This organization is led by politician Kuraudo Sekin, who fights juvenile crime in heavy-handed manners, to the extent to equip his student agents with triple-bladed yo-yo weapons. However, when Sekin's methods become too zealous, Yui quits the bureau and refuses to undertake undercover missions for them. It is soon discovered that Sekin's actual goal is to overthrow the Japanese government, and the Kazama sisters, along with a gang of young outcasts, have to stop him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yui Asaka
Yui Kazama / Saki Asamiya III / Sukeban Deka III
Yuka Ônishi
Yuka Kazama
Yuma Nakamura
Yuma Kazama
Masaki Kyomoto
Kurando Sekine
Kosuke Toyohara
Kyosuke Bando
Minako Fujishiro
Toko Agawa
Koji Tanaka
Goro
Gannosuke Yamamoto
Kaita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Tanaka
Writers: Shinji Wada, Izo Hashimoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sukeban Deka Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Tanaka, shot by Kensaku Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shin'ya Tadano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yui Asaka and Yuka Ônishi and Yuma Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0184925 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hideo Tanaka directs. Kensaku Ikeda behind the camera. Ichirou Nitta scores. Shin'ya Tadano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Sukeban Deka Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hideo Tanaka, shot by Kensaku Ikeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ichirou Nitta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shin'ya Tadano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yui Asaka and Yuka Ônishi and Yuma Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0184925 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.