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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most action movies, −20 min on the typical 108
typical 10888Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129
Released
1973
June 30, 1973
53 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 people
Sonny ChibaNaoto Kiba
Mari AtsumiReiko Miwa
Rinichi YamamotoTakeshi Kumazawa
Eiji GōToru Kumazawa
Hideo MurotaBlack April Hijacker
Yayoi WatanabeMaki
Hatsue TonookaStripper
Rikiya YasuokaDubhe- THTakashi HioAlkaid Hoshino
- KTKinji TakinamiShigeru Kumazawa
- HKHajime KuboAyuta
- TTToshiyuki TsuchiyamaAlioth
- AKAkira KujiMerak
Saburo DateKenzo Ebina- HDHiroshi DateIshimochi
- CTChū TakatsukiBlack April Hijacker
- HMHisao MizoguchiBlack April Hijacker
Etsuko ShihomiMaki
Ryōhei UchidaEiji Takami
Masutatsu OyamaTetsugen Daito- RNRyojiro NishimotoPhecda (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Ryuichi Takamori Director
- Shinichi Hashimoto Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Ryuzo Nakanishi Screenplay
- Ikki Kajiwara Comic Book
- Kentaro Nakajo Comic Book
Production · 3
- Sunao Sakagami Producer
- Kenji Takamura Production Manager
- Koji Ota Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Yoshio Nakajima Director of Photography
- Tsutomu Endô Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Osamu Tanaka Editor
Sound · 2
- Toshiaki Tsushima Original Music Composer
- Masuhiro Hirokami Sound Recordist
Art · 2
- Hiroshi Fujita Art Direction
- Kazuhiro Yonezawa Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Yasue Ishikawa Makeup & Hair
- Shôji Irie Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Shigeru Umetani Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Takashi Hio Fight Choreographer
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