Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist

1976 1h 17m JA

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 26

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Kiku Nakakawa, the only daughter of an old kimono shop owner in Kyoto, is enthusiastic about karate. To help her friend Michi avenge her brother, she sneaks into a movie studio in Kyoto where a drug dealing syndicate is based.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Etsuko Shihomi
Kiku Nakagawa
Mitchi Love
Michi
Ken Wallace
Jim Sullivan
Hiroshi Tanaka
Gan Miyamoto
Hal Gold
Dan Shirai
Tony Cetera
Lou Douglas
Tsunehiko Watase
Shuji Takagi
Claude Gagnon
Joe Spencer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Writers: Seiko Shimura, Motohiro Torii, Isao Matsumoto
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Sakuji Shiomi. 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 Hajime Ueshiba. 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 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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Etsuko Shihomi and Mitchi Love and Ken Wallace carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shigehiro Ozawa directs. Sakuji Shiomi behind the camera. Hajime Ueshiba scores. Isamu Ichida cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
4Part of the "Sister Street Fighter Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Sakuji Shiomi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Hajime Ueshiba. 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.
8Etsuko Shihomi and Mitchi Love and Ken Wallace carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0227197 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.