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RUNTIME
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81 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
1970 1h 21m JA
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Synopsis
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A wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Akiko Wada
Ako
Meiko Kaji
Mei
Tatsuya Fuji
Katsuya
Yosui Inoue
Ken Sanders
Kelly Fujiyama
Hanako Tokachi
Hanako
KΕji Wada
Michio Yagami
Bunjaku Han
Yuriko
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yasuharu Hasebe
- Writers
- 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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56 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Stray Cat Rock Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe, shot by Muneo Ueda. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Kunihiko Suzuki. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Akiko Wada and Meiko Kaji and Tatsuya Fuji carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0204504 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yasuharu Hasebe directs. Muneo Ueda behind the camera. Kunihiko Suzuki scores. Akira Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 181 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 256 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Part of the "Stray Cat Rock Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe, shot by Muneo Ueda. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Kunihiko Suzuki. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Akiko Wada and Meiko Kaji and Tatsuya Fuji carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0204504 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 34 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 13 themes, including "street gang", "shotgun", "yakuza", "gang leader".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Muneo Ueda
- Original score
- Kunihiko Suzuki
- Editing
- Akira Suzuki
- Production design
- Yoshio SaitΓ΄
- Stunt coordinator
- Kazu Sawada
- Runtime
- 81 min Β· 1h 21m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Part of
Stray Cat Rock Collection
Stray Cat Rock pinky violence films.
Also by
Yasuharu Hasebe
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Nikkatsu Corporation
JP
Horipro
JP
Key crew
- EditorAkira Suzuki
- Production DesignYoshio SaitΓ΄
- Assistant DirectorKoretsugu Kurahara
- SoundTakashi Sugisaki
- ProducerWataru Iijima
- ProducerEisei Koi
- Stunt CoordinatorKazu Sawada
- GafferYoshio Unno
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- street gang
- shotgun
- yakuza
- gang leader
- murder
- feminist
- tokyo, japan
- juvenile delinquent
- knife fight
- fixed fight
- motorcycle chase
- boxing
- pinky violence
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1970-05-02Β· Distributed by Nikkatsu.
Also known as
International titles
- KulkukissarockFI
- Female Juvenile Delinquent Leader: Stray Cat RockUS
- Onna banchΕ: nora-neko rokkuJP
- Onna banchΕ: noraneko rokkuJP
- Stray Cat Rock Female BossFR
