Sister Street Fighter
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is a spin off of The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
, literally Clash, Killer Fist!, is a Japanese martial arts film released in 1974 and produced by Toei Company Ltd. It was released in the US by New Line Cinema and became one of the first films to be a commercial success for the distributor....

(1974). The plot revolves around Lǐ Hóng-Lóng (李紅竜 Li Kōryū), the female martial artist of the title. When her brother Lǐ Wàn-Qīng is kidnapped by drug lords, she seeks revenge. The drug lord's colorful collection of "killers" includes a toga-clad group of Thai Boxers called the "Amazons Seven", along with representatives of almost every martial art. Hóng-Lóng breaks into the drug lord's compound with the help of Seiichi Hibiki (Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba
, also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director and martial artist.Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.- Early life :Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka,...

) and other members of the Shorinji Kempo
Shorinji Kempo
was established by as a system for self-improvement and training in Japan in 1947 based on Shaolin kungfu ....

 dojo
Dojo
A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way". Initially, dōjōs were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts but typically it is considered the formal gathering place for students of any Japanese martial arts style to...

. After all of his minions are defeated, the drug lord himself battles Hóng-Lóng, wearing a steel claw in imitation of Han, the villain from Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts co-production with Golden Harvest and Warner Bros. studios, directed by Robert Clouse; starring Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly and John Saxon. This is Bruce Lee's final film appearance before his death on July 20, 1973...

(1973). Similarly like the spin-off series of Street fighter films Sister Street Fighter was rated X when came to America and was then cut of 6 mins of footage. Cuts included Koryu turning one opponent's head 180 degrees and making him walk down the stairs with his head twisted backwards, Inubashiri's face after Hibiki smashes it into a mirror killing him, Hibiki ripping out a overweight opponent's intestines, Koryu stabbing the drug lord Kakuzaki with his own claw hand in the chest or stomach which causes blood to spurt out everywhere.

Cast

  • Lǐ Hóng-Lóng (Li Kōryū): Etsuko Shihomi
  • Emi Hayakawa: Emi Hayakawa
  • Shinobu Kojō: Sanae Ōhori
  • Fanshin: Xiè Xiù-Róng
  • Lǐ Yù-Táng (Li Gyokudō): Hiroshi Kondō
  • Jirō: Tatsuya Nanjō
  • Reiko: Nami Tachibana
  • Lǐ Wàn-Qīng (Li Mansei): Hiroshi Miyauchi
  • Shigetomi Kakuzaki: Bin Amatsu
  • Ryōzō Hayashi: Shōhei Yamamoto
  • Murakami: Seiya Satō
  • Kurokawa: Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
  • Shimura: Tatsuya Kameyama
  • Hamano: Teruo Shimizu
  • Kazunao Inubashiri: Masashi Ishibashi
  • Kizaki: Kengo Miyaji
  • Yoshikawa: Tadashi Takatsuki
  • Sakura: Kazuyuki Saitō
  • Neray: Akira Kuji
  • Tesshin Uesu: Ryōichi Koike
  • Mǎ Bā-Yuán (Ma Hachigen): Toshio Minami
  • Gōmaru Akasawa: Kōji Hio
  • Tettōsō: Hisao Mizoguchi
  • Nakajima: Kōji Sawada
  • Máo Yáng-Dé: Kōzō Sōma
  • Gō Naitō: Kazuji Satō
  • Tomoyuki Ōbayashi: Hideo Kosuge
  • Masaaki Sakurai: Sakae Yamaura
  • Tetsudō Fujita: Asao Uchida
  • Eva Parrish
  • Amazoness Seven
  • Seiichi Hibiki: Sonny Chiba
    Sonny Chiba
    , also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director and martial artist.Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.- Early life :Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka,...


Reception

The film is generally well-received. Fans cite Hiroshi Miyauchi's excellent martial arts skills and the variety of battle. Detractors state there is flat acting and over-reliance on wire special effect, especially during the final battle. Also, Sonny Chiba's "Tsurugi" character doesn't appear, despite the English title.
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