Furyô anego den: Inoshika Ochô (1973)

Director:

Norifumi Suzuki

Writers:

Tarô Bonten (story)
Masahiro Kakefuda (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 February 1973 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The Biography of the Woman Boss of Bad Girls...

Plot:

Reiko Ike stars as Ocho, a gambler and pickpocket in Meiji Era Tokyo. After sheltering a fleeing anarchist...

Plot Keywords:

Run | Murder | Gambler | Pickpocket | Spy

Cast

Reiko Ike	...	Ochô Inoshika
Akemi Negishi	...	Ogin Shitateya
Ryôko Ema	...	Omiya
Yôko Hori	...	Okinu
Naomi Oka	...	Okoi
Rena Ichinose	...	Osayo Igirisu
Hachirô Oka
Shin'ichirô Hayashi
Rie Saotome	...	Yuki
Jun Midorikawa	...	Shinobu
Yôko Mihara
Tadashi Naruse	...	Shunosuke (as Masataka Naruse)
Takashi Shirai	...	Oota
Tsuyoshi Arita
Yuzuru Moritani

Also Known As:

Anego den (Japan) (short title)
Elder Sister: Ochô Inoshika (International: English title) (literal title)
Ochô (Japan) (short title)
Sex and Fury (International: English title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007) | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18 | Spain:18 | Chile:18 | USA:R

Company:

Toei Company

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Classic Entry In The "Pinky Violence" Genre

SEX AND FURY is a classic of the Toei "pinky-violence" (Japanese films typically of the 70's containing heavy violence and lots of nudity and simulated sex...)genre. A strong plot, beautiful cinematography, and a decent amount of swordplay and tits-and-ass make this one a winner.

The story surrounds Ocho - a female gambler, thief, master swordswoman...basically an all-around badass. When a fellow gambler is killed, his dying wish is for Ocho to retrieve his sister from the brothel that she's been sold to. Ocho agrees and begins a journey that will ultimately lead her to her own father's murderers - and revenge is sweet...

SEX AND FURY is so well made that it is hard to view this one strictly as a pinky-violence or exploit film. The cinematography is amazing, the fight choreography is well done, the acting is very good, the sets are elaborate, and the plot is tight and well thought out. A MAJOR high point for this film is that it also co-stars the GORGEOUS Christina Lindberg, of THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE fame, as a sexy British (?) spy - and of course she's showing plenty of skin in this one, too.

My only real gripe with SEX AND FURY is that there could have been a lot more violence. I would have been happier if the violence was more on par with films like the LONE WOLF AND CUB series, for example. Even so, I would definitely recommend this to fans of the aforementioned LONE WOLF AND CUB films, the ZATOICHI series, LADY SNOWBLOOD, etc...and for fans of Lindberg - seeing her naked is always a treat...Recommended 8/10