And we are back ladies and gents.
More Sonny Chiba coming at you in technocolor from the looks of it
and recorded in mono from its mere sound. Well we are still with
the Street Fighter series but shying away from Sonny's character
Terry. What? But how can this be still Street Fighter without that
key ingredient? Well relax your sphincters, folks and realize the
wonders of....ALTERNATIVE TITLES!!!
Yes you knew that is
always a possibility on this site that an alternative title chosen by
foreign distribution is never far from my writing.I kid. It appears to simply be a spin-off of the series. Instead of the
focus being around Sonny, a new challenger approaches!! Sue Shiomi
takes the reins and boy it is going to be a helluva ride.
This is Sister Street
Fighter.
Brown eyed bad ass. |
Once again Toei
Production brings another hard hitting, gory film of martial arts
and yes I am watching the 86 minutes of uncut graphic violence that
landed them yet another X rating. Yes this would hit NC-17 rating
but we don't seem to have any directors up for this kind of violence
anymore.
Kempo expert Lee Long
(Hiroshi Miayauchi of Ramen Rider, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, The
War in Space, Supaidāman (1978-1979 Japanese Spider Man series),
Renegade Ninjas and Kita no hotaru) is an undercover cop
trying to find his way into the drug trafficking heroin ring from
Japan to Hong Kong when he gets outed as a cop and taken away for
questioning. Could have used those Escrima sticks that Kempo
develops the fighting style with but hey I am not one to tell you how
to run your undercover ID.
Mr. Miyagi is not amused. |
The dummy corporation
known as Central Export is under investigation attempting to link the
heroin smuggling but no luck thus far, the Tokyo Police call in Tina
Long (Sue Shiomi of Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon, Karate Bear
Fighter, Message from Space, Shogun's Ninja, Fall Guy, Moon Mask
Rider and The Shadow Army 3), petite and demure girl with the
cutest dimples and some of the most nasty martial arts moves I have
seen in a while. Wailing the monkey crap out of anyone laying hands
on her, she is also experienced in thrown weapons, sais, nunkuku and
improvised weapons.
As the assignment has
gotten deadly, Tina reaches out to a Karate master for aid as the
gangs are a bit more than one woman can handle. Personally I think
they are outclassed but that's my take.
Pity that man. He'll probably limp to the end of his days. |
After an extensive fight
with these leopard leotard clad hunnies flogging men and no this
isn't some perverted thing I added (the film did that) a
Kempo/Karate student teacher Sonny (yes Sonny Chiba) joins in the
fray and goes sick house on these punks.
The members of the Yakuza
feeling their heroin is in jeopardy hire the illusive Hammerhead and
his mercenaries to deal with the “bitch”. Hope they're insured.
Will Tina and Sonny
rescue Lee? Can the drug ring be smashed? Will Commissioner Gordon
and Chief O' Hara still be baffled about these crimes?
This is a typical
relative is in trouble/danger/captured and has to be rescued. That
now known, holy crap Shiomi is downright terrifying. Snap and crane
kicks to the likes of Chun Li of Street Fighter in the games. Sonny
doesn't steal the show but will eclipse a few scenes. At the end of
the day this is the Street Fighter film I recommend for many
ages...of course there is extreme violence so again the kids probably
shouldn't be watching.
Round kick of Doom! |
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