La Karatigresse aux mains d'acier

Original title: Onna hissatsu ken

1974
13
1h 26m

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Shin'ichi Chiba and Etsuko Shihomi in La Karatigresse aux mains d'acier (1974)

A young martial artist is on a mission to rescue her brother who's being held captive by a sadistic drug lord.A young martial artist is on a mission to rescue her brother who's being held captive by a sadistic drug lord.A young martial artist is on a mission to rescue her brother who's being held captive by a sadistic drug lord.

Director
- Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Writers
- Masahiro Kakefuda
- Norifumi Suzuki
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

1.7K

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Director
- Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Writers
- Masahiro Kakefuda
- Norifumi Suzuki
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

User reviews33

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great fun for fans of Japanese science fiction TV

Not only is the movie great for martial arts fans but its also fun for fans of tokusatsu (Japanese science fiction) as its full of tokusatsu actors/actresses. Shihomi, Etsuko played Mari in Kikaida-01. Miyauchi, Hiroshi (star of Kamen Rider V3 and Kaiketsu Zubat, the Blue Ranger in Goranger, Big One is JAKQ, mentor in Ohranger, cop in 3 metal heroes series) plays her brother. She beats up on Oba Kenji (Battle Kenya in Battle Fever J and star of Space Sheriff Gavan) who works for Ishibashi, Masashi who was Iron Claw in JAKQ and the 2nd highest ranking villain in Battle Fever J. The music is even by Kamen Rider composer Shunsuke Kikuchi.

ZoneFighter
Jan 12, 2004
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Trivia
Sonny Chiba plays a different character in this than in his Street Fighter (1974) series.

Goofs
During the final fight scene, Shigetomi Kakuzaki wears a claw that abruptly shifts from his left hand to his right hand.

Alternate versions
The uncut version of the film has received a DVD release in Japan (along with the two unreleased-in-America Sister Street Fighter sequels) and as a "bonus film" in the French HK Video DVD set entitled "Street Fighter - L'Integrale", which also features the three Sonny Chiba Street Fighter films; in America, the uncut version was released in a 2006 set from Ronin Entertainment/BCI Eclipse along with the two sequels and pseudo-sequel Fifth Level Fist (all featuring widescreen transfers, with mono and 5.1 Japanese audio, and an English dub on the original film).