Sister Street Fighter

"He's a one man army. She's a one woman death squad."

1974 1h 26m JA

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★6.6TMDB · 62

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Synopsis

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Li Mansei is a martial-arts champion turned undercover agent. When he is captured by a drug lord, his sister Li Koryu turns to his former martial-arts school, including the powerful Sonny Kawasaka, for help in the inevitable battle royale.

“He's a one man army. She's a one woman death squad.”

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Cast

Etsuko Shihomi
Li Koryu
Emi Hayakawa
Emi Hayakawa
Sanae Ôhori
Shinobu Kojo
Xie Xiuyong
Fanshin
Hideo Kosuge
Tomoyuki Obayashi
Tatsuya Nanjo
Jiro
Nami Tachibana
Reiko
Hiroshi Miyauchi
Li Mansei

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Writers: Masahiro Kakefuda, Norifumi Suzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sister Street Fighter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, shot by Yoshio Nakajima. 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 Shunsuke Kikuchi. 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 Osamu Tanaka 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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Etsuko Shihomi and Emi Hayakawa and Sanae Ôhori carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's a one man army. She's a one woman death squad.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi directs. Yoshio Nakajima behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Sister Street Fighter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, shot by Yoshio Nakajima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Etsuko Shihomi and Emi Hayakawa and Sanae Ôhori carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He's a one man army. She's a one woman death squad.".
9IMDB entry: tt0073714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.