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The Street Fighter, 1974

The Street Fighter

Japanese

Japan

Rating:7.0
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Profile of The Street Fighter

The mood of The Street Fighter is rough, suspenseful, and stylized. The plot centers around a master warrior, antiheroes, and vengeance. It is a foreign and action movie. Stylistically, The Street Fighter features martial arts and is gory. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is fast. The Street Fighter is set in Hong Kong and Japan. It happens in the 20th century. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed. The Street Fighter is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes strong violent content.

Summary of The Street Fighter

Sonny Chiba stars as the cult-classic martial arts legend Terry Tsuguri, taking on opponents with deadly streetfighter tactics. Hired by the Mafia and the Yakuza (the Japanese Mafia), Terry is instructed to kidnap the heiress to a large fortune, but when they can not pay him, he chooses to join the other side. Originally rated X, it is now available in rated and unrated versions.

Details

Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Release date: November 1974
Runtime: 91 min

Cast and Crew

Sonny Chiba as Takuma Tsurugi in The Street Fighter
Sonny Chiba

as Takuma Tsurugi

Goichi Yamada

as Rakuda Zhang

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The Street Fighter (1974)
The Street Fighter (1974)

Users Reviews

Stageblood-soaked karate at its best. Sure, the plot is unspectacular, the dubbing can be laughable and the camerawork a bit iffy. But Sonny Chiba is a paradigm-shifting martial arts master. Chiba's fighting pays heed to the same rules and almost...

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