7.0Violent Fighters · 1979
Violent Fighters (1979) is a Action / Drama / Crime film directed by Teruo Ishii, starring Ken Tanaka, Masanori Machida, Kazuo Kainose.
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7.0Overview
In 1979 Toei president Shigeru Okada saw the future. More precisely, he saw Walter Hill's The Warriors in the US prior to its Japanese opening. Okada rushed back to make his own version. "Towards the 80! Our era! Now filming!" the trailer exclaimed. The plot is roughly the same as in The Warriors except this time the chased gang has to make it from Kobe to Tokyo and the leader's got the enemy's sister handcuffed to him. Hardly great cinema, but undeniably entertaining with frantic pacing, loads of music and even a massive roller blade street chase! As a vision of future, it wasn't too far off if the future was defined as 80s rock, bad fashion and comic book films.
Cast
Ken Tanaka, Masanori Machida, Kazuo Kainose, Kinya Sugi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Eiichi Tsuyama, Mina Asami, Chieko Sekita
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What is "Violent Fighters" about?
In 1979 Toei president Shigeru Okada saw the future. More precisely, he saw Walter Hill's The Warriors in the US prior to its Japanese opening. Okada rushed back to make his own version. "Towards the 80! Our era! Now filming!" the trailer exclaimed. The plot is roughly the same as in The Warriors except this time the chased gang has to make it from Kobe to Tokyo and the leader's got the enemy's sister handcuffed to him. Hardly great cinema, but undeniably entertaining with frantic pacing, loads of music and even a massive roller blade street chase! As a vision of future, it wasn't too far off if the future was defined as 80s rock, bad fashion and comic book films.
When was "Violent Fighters" released?
Violent Fighters was released in 1979.
Who stars in "Violent Fighters"?
The cast includes Ken Tanaka, Masanori Machida, Kazuo Kainose, Kinya Sugi.
