Onna hissatsu ken (1974)

Lee Long is a martial-arts champion who the police use as an undercover agent to infiltrate a drug ring responsible for importing heroin from Japan to Hong Kong. When he is identified and ... See full summary »

Director:

Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Writers:

Masahiro Kakefuda, Noribumi Suzuki

Stars:

Etsuko Shihomi, Emi Hayakawa, Sanae Ôhori

Cast

Credited cast:
Etsuko Shihomi	...	Li Koryu
Emi Hayakawa	...	Emi Hayakawa
Sanae Ôhori	...	Shinobu Kojo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bin Amatsu	...	Shigetomi Kakuzaki
Sonny Chiba	...	Seiichi Hibiki
Kôji Hio	...	Gomaru Akasawa
Masashi Ishibashi	...	Kazunao Inubashiri
Tatsuya Kameyama	...	Shimura
Ryoichi Koike	...	Tesshin Uesu
Hiroshi Kondô	...	Li Gyokudo
Hideo Kosuge	...	Tomoyuki Obayashi
Akira Kuji	...	Neret
Toshio Minami	...	Ma Ba-Yuan
Kengo Miyaji	...	Kizaki
Hiroshi Miyauchi	...	Li Mansei

Storyline

Lee Long is a martial-arts champion who the police use as an undercover agent to infiltrate a drug ring responsible for importing heroin from Japan to Hong Kong. When he is identified and imprisoned, the police pressure his sister, Tina Long, to help them locate and free him. She gets the help of Lee's martial-arts school, including the powerful Sonny Kawasaka, for the inevitable battle-royale with the drug gang, which includes masters of many different 'schools' of fighting.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | martial arts | hong kong | anti hero | topless dancing | 

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Taglines:

A ladykiller meets a lady killer!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

February 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Female Fighting Fist in Danger

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Tokyo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in True Romance (1993)

User Reviews

Bad action, cheesy plot, but hot karate!

This isn't a Sonny Chiba film, although it has the same name as the series, and he does appear briefly in the film, it features the very capable Etsuko Shihomi, one of his students.

This is her first leading role and she would make many films before achieving award status, but she is still very watchable and entertaining in this non-stop karate exhibition.

Be it Asian beanpoles armed with Nunchukas or elderly men wielding metallic claws, our lovely heroine will crush anyone who tries to prevent her from rescuing her brother from the clutches of the vile villains that hold him.

You must really like karate to watch this film as that is all there is. Be warned that there is not a lot of gore, but there is one rape scene.