Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

1974 1h 25m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 32

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly, if unhappily, involved with the gangsters.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Etsuko Shihomi
Li Koryu
Tamayo Mitsukawa
Li Hakuran
Hideo Murota
Kazushige Osone
Masashi Ishibashi
Inoichiro Honiden
Asao Uchida
Takashi Hio
Kiyoshi Nezu
Kōji Fujiyama
Goro Kuroki
Shōhei Yamamoto

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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85 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

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Japanese.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

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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6 / 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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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroshi Suzuki 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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Etsuko Shihomi and Tamayo Mitsukawa and Hideo Murota carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Japanese.
4Part of the "Sister Street Fighter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, shot by Yoshio Nakajima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hiroshi Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Etsuko Shihomi and Tamayo Mitsukawa and Hideo Murota carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0183704 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.