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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

Original title: Chokugeki jigoku-ken: Dai-gyakuten
  • 19741974
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
205
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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974)
ActionCrimeThriller
A former police captain recruits a group of deadly murderers to remove the corrupt and mafia Yakuza . Their first task is to intercept a briefcase from a band that trafficked drugs.A former police captain recruits a group of deadly murderers to remove the corrupt and mafia Yakuza . Their first task is to intercept a briefcase from a band that trafficked drugs.A former police captain recruits a group of deadly murderers to remove the corrupt and mafia Yakuza . Their first task is to intercept a briefcase from a band that trafficked drugs.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
205
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Teruo Ishii
  • Writers
    • Shinichi Hashimoto
    • Teruo Ishii
  • Stars
    • Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Eiji Gô
    • Yutaka Nakajima
  • Director
    • Teruo Ishii
  • Writers
    • Shinichi Hashimoto
    • Teruo Ishii
  • Stars
    • Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Eiji Gô
    • Yutaka Nakajima
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    • 3User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Shin'ichi Chiba
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Ryuichi Koga
    • (as Sonny Chiba)
    Eiji Gô
    Eiji Gô
    • Ichiro Sakura
    Yutaka Nakajima
    • Emi
    Etsuko Shihomi
    Etsuko Shihomi
    • Yoshiko Kurenai
    Kanjûrô Arashi
    Kanjûrô Arashi
    • Onitora
    Ryô Ikebe
    Ryô Ikebe
    • Arashiyama
    Tetsurô Tanba
    Tetsurô Tanba
    • Shugi
    Makoto Satô
    Makoto Satô
    • Takeshi Hayato
    Yasuko Matsui
    • Hanako
    Hideo Murota
    • Tatsuzo
    Rikiya Yasuoka
    Rikiya Yasuoka
    • One eyed Sammy
    Tony Cetera
    • Rico
    Ryôji Hayama
    Takashi Hio
    • Black Wolf
    • (as Kôji Hio)
    Hiroshi Nawa
    Hiroshi Nawa
    Shingo Yamashiro
    • Director
      • Teruo Ishii
    • Writers
      • Shinichi Hashimoto
      • Teruo Ishii
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    5/10
    Seems not to have understand why we liked the original!
    It's a commonly acknowledged fact that sequels rarely live up to the original... either they try too hard to replicate what made the original good and end up feeling redundant, or they don't seem to have understood why the original was successful in the first place and give us something different - which is rarely what we want when we choose to buy/watch a sequel.

    The Executioner II definitely succumbs to the latter problem, choosing to sacrifice most of the sex and violence in favour of screwball comedy capers... and it seems to have completely forgotten the fact that Chiba's character is a ninja! There's only two fights in the film, and only the second one of those has any balls to it... and by then it's just too late.

    The opening credits for the film seem like they know what we're here for, teasing us with a montage of violence and nudity that the film completely fails to deliver on... much of it was taken from the first film, and almost all the good bits of the 2nd get shown right there... you could stop watching after the credits finish and not miss much at all.

    Taken as a slapstick comedy, KARATE INFERNO is fairly decent... though the humour can be a bit hit & miss, and some of the production looks frighteningly cheap - almost as if the intention was to spoof bad 70's films. Taken as EXECUTIONER II the film is very disappointing, though!
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    • Release date
      • December 28, 1974 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Executioner 2
    • Production company
      • Toei Tokyo
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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