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The Street Fighter

The Street Fighter

If you've got to fight - fight dirty!

6.8 / 1019741h 30m

Synopsis

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Status: Released

Director: Shigehiro Ozawa

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Main Cast

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Takuma Tsurugi

Etsuko Shihomi

Etsuko Shihomi

Nachi Shikenbaru

Goichi Yamada

Goichi Yamada

Rakuda Zhang

Masashi Ishibashi

Masashi Ishibashi

Tateki Shikenbaru

Yutaka Nakajima

Yutaka Nakajima

Sarai Chuayut

Masafumi Suzuki

Masafumi Suzuki

Kendo Masaoka

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Renzo Mutaguchi

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Kowloon Dinsau

Chiyoko Kazama

Chiyoko Kazama

Yang Gei-Cheun

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Liang Dung-Yat

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User Reviews

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Sonny Chiba follows the money rather than his morals. He is absolutely nails in this film. His presence is as of a beast and no man. He is ruthless and brutal. The film feels like a 70s USA exploitation flick in a way, at least more so than a normal martial arts genre film. It's got a funky soundtrack and is streetwise. Fight scenes are really good and pretty savage in parts. There's an awesomely ridiculous shot of a guy's head taking a fatal punch via x ray at one point. Sonny pulls a man's tackle off at another. It's Sonny vs. The mob but they can't really be arsed with guns. Pure entertainment and stands out among martial arts films. There are also 2 decent sequels but this is the best of them. Worth it just for Sonny's incredible screen presence, which kinda feels as though he thought Bruce Lee was playing it too soft!