Product Description
Region 1
16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Japanese Language
English Subtitles
Trailer
Audio commentary by Chris D. of American Cinematheque
About the film
Stunning 70's cult siren Meiko Kaji, star of the LADY SNOWBLOOD, FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION and STRAY CAT ROCK films, blasts off in her first headlining role! A novice yakuza boss in early 20th century Japan, she must defend her clan against a vengeful blind swordswoman (Hoki Tokuda), her bizarre hunchback servant (Tatsumi Hijikata), as well as villain Toru Abe's gang of bloodthirsty killers.
Director Teruo Ishii (FEMALE YAKUZA TALE, HORROR OF MALFORMED MEN) delivers a bizarre hybrid of Japanese horror and yakuza genres featuring a nomadic terror carnival, girls skinned alive for their tattooed epidermis, and a succession of brutal swordfights. Actress Kaji offers prime evidence of why she became the top female action star of 1970's Japan. One of the key cult films from Nikkatsu, the studio that also released the unforgettable, offbeat hit TOKYO DRIFTER.
- Actors: Toru Abe, Makoto Sato, Hideo Sunazuka, Yoshi Kato
- Director: Teruo Ishii
- Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
- Audience Rating: Unrated
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language (Original Language): Japanese
- Language (Subtitled): English
- Region Code: 0
- Release Date: 2007-05-08
- Running Time: 85 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1970
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