Satsujin ken 2 (1974)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Shigehiro Ozawa

Writers:

Hajjime Koiwa (screenplay)
Kôji Takada (creator)

Release Date:

3 December 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The incredible Sonny Chiba is back! And he's meaner than ever!

Plot:

Takuma "Terry" Tsurugi returns. In this sequel, he sets out to bust up a phony charity put together by the Yukuza. |

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Karate | Gangster | Battle | Tonfa

Cast

Sonny Chiba	...	Takuma Tsurugi
Yôko Ichiji	...	Pin Boke
Masashi Ishibashi	...	Tateki Shikenbaru
Claude Gagnon	...	Don Costello
Hiroshi Tanaka	...	Isamu Otaguro
Masafumi Suzuki	...	Kendo Masaoka
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keisuke Handa	...	Takutoshi
Masataka Iwao	...	Masuda
Masagoro Koizumi	...	Fujimura
Xun-Mei Lin	...	Tateishi
Kaoru Nakajima	...	Kazuko Masaoka
Kuniaki Nukui	...	Kato
Michimaro Otabe	...	Shinsei Construction Manager
Kazuyuki Saito	...	Kuroda
Shunji Sasaki	...	Police Clerk
Naoki Shima	...	Shichiro Yamagami
Yoshiki Yamada	...	Inspector Fujisaki
Shingo Yamashiro	...	Man in Sauna
Katsuya Yamashita	...	Imura
George Yirikian	...	The Masked Hitman

Also Known As:

Return of the Street Fighter (International: English title)
Street Fighter 2 (Japan: English title)

Runtime:

UK:73 min (cut version) | USA:88 min | 85 min (DVD version)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M (DVD rating) (uncut) | Australia:M (cut) | USA:R (cut) | USA:X (original rating) | Finland:K-18 | Norway:(Banned)

Company:

New Line Cinema

Movie Connections:

Featured in True Romance (1993)

More Blood Soaked Martial Arts

Sony Chiba returns as the assassin for hire to take on a whole bunch of new villains. Satsujin Ken 2/The Return of the Streetfighter(1974) continues the adventures of Martial Arts master, Takuma Tsurugi. Begins with an excellent fight with the Police that ends in Tsurugi jumping out a window after silencing a witness for a client. He completes the job by killing off an accountant who betrayed the mob. Not as good as The Streetfighter(1974) and with less of the good/bad persona that made the first film an enjoyable film to watch. The Return of the Streetfighter(1974) is best viewed in its full uncut glory. The arch enemy from the first film returns to continue his quest for vengeance against Tsurugi. There are three outstanding set pieces in the flick. One, the fight against the masters of different Martial arts. Two, Tsurugi against a group of people in a health place. Three, the final battle between Tsurugi and the mob's goons.