First film to ever get an X rating for violence in the US. American newspaper ads carried the quote "NOTICE: The MPAA has rated this film unsuitable for viewers under the age of 17 because of its extraordinary fight sequences."
The Satsujinken franchise became public domain after the copyright was not renewed.
Capcom's fighting-game franchise directed by Takashi Nishiyama was named in honor after the US title of this film, having to drop the word "The" out of the title to differentiate the logo as "Street Fighter". Nishiyama also originally wanted a protagonist named after Terry Sugury, but was scrapped in favor of Ryu and Ken, while the Terry character would later make a name for himself in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters (1991) developed by SNK, with another character named Takuma in Art of Fighting 2 (1994).
Sonny Chiba would later star in a 1977 live-action adaptation based on Karate Baka Ichidai, a manga and anime franchise that heavily inspired the original Street Fighter game.
Sonny Chiba would later star in a 1977 live-action adaptation based on Karate Baka Ichidai, a manga and anime franchise that heavily inspired the original Street Fighter game.
That one assassin accomplice of the albino knife-thrower Endoshi a.k.a. "Monkey Boy" (Hisao Mizoguchi), which is Moroko a.k.a. "Blind Wolf" (Satoshi Amatsu) the sightless samurai with a cane-sword, this minor antagonist is a homage to the heroic protagonist Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman portrayed in films by Shintarô Katsu.
In the movie The Last Dragon (1985), Taimak's character Leroy Green would wear an espionage outfit that is the exact same costume that Takuma Tsurugi dons.