Sister Streetfighter

Starring:Hiroshi Miyauchi, Kenji Ohba, Sanae Obori, Etsuko Shihomi, Tatsuya Nanjo, Harry Kondo, Masashi Ishibashi, Emi Hayakawa, Sonny Chiba, Asao Uchida
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Studio: Platinum Disc
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Sorry, but this sister is NO streetfighter!
Babyfaced Cutie Slaughters Every Goon in Sight
Fist and Beauty

Sister Street Fighter
Starring: Sue Shiomi; Sonny Chiba
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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Great Sonny Chiba Street Fighter Movies (The Street Fighter / Return Of The Street Fighter / The Street Fighter's Last Revenge)

ASIN: B0002DG8CY
Release Date: 2002-02-02

Product Description

From back cover, "In this exciting martial arts film, a drug investigator encounters nothing but dead-ends in her search for her missing brother. In desperation she asks a martial arts expert fighter to help her.

Customer Reviews:

Sorry, but this sister is NO streetfighter!.......2007-04-29

Sue Shiomi tries her best and does a half-decent job, but the screen only really sparks into life when Mr. Streetfighter himself swaggers on and starts some serious buttkicking. Unfortunately, this is all too seldom. To make up for that there are a selection of weapons fights on offer, Sai, Tonfa, Nunchaku, but most of these are wasted - whether my copy was cut, I don't know - with only the nunchaku getting a decent showing.

As one of the other reviews mentioned there does seem to be more than just a polite nod to Enter the Dragon in parts of this movie. Not that that's a bad thing, but don't come to this expecting anything like Bruce Lee's masterpiece.

It's a pleasant way to spend 90 minutes, but really it's nothing that special.

Babyfaced Cutie Slaughters Every Goon in Sight.......2006-01-30

Connoisseurs of old-school karate flicks will be hard pressed to find a female action star who is as much fun to watch as Etsuko "Sue" Shiomi. Of course there are others with better abilities in both martial arts and acting, such as the great Michelle Yeoh, but Shiomi certainly combined seriously chopsocky buttkickin' action skills with heart and adorability. Shiomi was just 19 years old or so when this movie was filmed back in the mid-70s, and not only is she a real cutie, but she can also kill you with her bare hands. This movie has a pretty typical karate flick plot, as main character Tina (Shiomi) infiltrates a gang of drug runners who have imprisoned her brother, and leaves big piles of bleeding goons in her wake. Shiomi isn't a very good actress to be sure – her dialogue mostly consists of yelling and you could count all of her facial expressions on one hand, though she at least looks like she feels bad after kicking a guy down the stairs or embedding a spike in another guy's skull.

This movie is also worth tracking down for anyone who loves old karate flicks that are just so bad they're good. We get a heaping helping of fight scenes showcasing a variety of martial arts styles and weapons. And it just keeps getting more fun – with bizarrities like an elite force of fighters who wear baskets on their heads and get beaten by a ballerina, and a troop of Thai kickboxing teenage chicks who for some reason are dressed up like Pebbles Flintstone. (YabbaDabbaDoo!) Not to mention the high-priced gangsters who keep getting whomped by a single young cutie pie. Why doesn't the big boss just fire all these idiots already? And on a historical note, there is evidence that Quentin Tarrantino is hip to this film, and some fans of the genre are speculating that Sue Shiomi was the direct inspiration for Uma Thurman's character in "Kill Bill." You will really like Sue Shiomi as an action star after catching this flick, so track this lost gem down if you can. [~doomsdayer520~]

Fist and Beauty.......2004-12-23

I think the idea of this movie is to mimic Enter The Dragon while
showcasing the star Etsuko Shiomi, in that respect it was a
success, It helped that Etsuko Shiomi is a real karate fighter
in real life, few will remember that she once issued a challenge
to a chinese actress who also portrayed tough girl roles, It was
suppose to be full contact, needless to say the chinese girl
declined, such was the reputation of Shiomi in her heydays,
I wonder where she is now. If you like Kill Bill or Azumi, you
won't be disappointed in this movie specially as the star here
has real fighting talent. I could have rated this 5 stars but
the transfer to DVD could have been better.

Average customer rating:

False Advertising Again
Shihomi Etsuko Bloodbath
WHY DID THEY REDUCE CHIBA TO CAMEOS FOR THIS GIRL?
70s Chop Socky at its GREATEST
BORING!!

Sister Streetfighter
Starring: Hiroshi Miyauchi , Kenji Ohba , Sanae Obori , Etsuko Shihomi , and Tatsuya Nanjo
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005LDD8
Release Date: 2002-05-15

Customer Reviews:

False Advertising Again.......2007-01-19

Great movie, terrible film to dvd transfer and not subtitled as listed.

Shihomi Etsuko Bloodbath.......2003-08-04

This was the first in a series of movies that went under the title of "Onna hissatsu-ken," or "Lethal Fist of the Woman," intended to showcase the talents of Shihomi Etsuko, a female Japanese martial artist trained in Shaolin Kenpo. It is not a Sonny Chiba film, and as other reviewers have pointed out, he only has a small part.

That said, the movie is best enjoyed on its own campy terms. It takes itself perfectly seriously, although it's nothing more than a pastiche of elements swiped from contemporary Hong Kong films-- and pretty much every villain tries his level best to imitate Bruce Lee's deadpan fighting style. In true Japan style, however, the fights are over the top, extremely bloody, and sometimes just ridiculous. In short, it's hilarious. The fights get more and more brutal (and laughable) as the day-glo blood pours. This movie is sure to satisfy those looking for surreal, cheesy fun, but certainly won't appeal to people looking for a high-quality martial arts film. I really enjoy watching the star, since she always manages to appear so sincere in her roles and isn't a bad martial artist. Sadly, her talents were squandered in increasingly formulaic and silly movies.

Please note that I can't vouch for the quality of this release, since I've only seen the Japanese original.

WHY DID THEY REDUCE CHIBA TO CAMEOS FOR THIS GIRL?.......2003-07-27

THIS GIRL CAN FIGHT, BUT FIRST OF ALL, WHY DID THEY SHORTEN CHIBA'S PRESENCE TO A CAMEO JUST TO DEVOTE A MOVIE TO A GIRL WHO CAN'T HOLD HER OWN AGAINST HALF THE MEN IN THE MARTIAL ARTS INDUSTRY? HERE'S THE WACK PLOT; A COP DISSAPEARS WHILE TRYING TO BUST A MAJOR DRUG CARTEL, AND IT'S UP TO HIS SISTER TO FIND HIM. DON'T BE FOOLED. DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF SONNY CHIBA'S PICTURE ON THE COVER, CHIBA VERY SELDOMLY APPEARS IN THIS ONE. LET'S FACE IT, THIS ONE RUINED WHAT COULD'VE BEEN A BETTER SERIES OF SEQUELS. NOW REALLY, I FIND IT STUPID THAT THIS GIRL CAN FIGHT HER WAY THROUGH ALL THESE MEN LIKE IT'S ALMOST NOTHING. THE FILMMAKERS REALLY SHOULD'VE THOUGHT LONG AND HARD BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE SONNY CHIBA AS THE STAR FOR THIS LAME GIRL. HOPEFULLY, THEY WOULD LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES BY THE TIME ''THE STREET FIGHTER'S LAST REVENGE'' WAS RELEASED.

70s Chop Socky at its GREATEST.......2003-07-07

Martial arts film is a beautiful genre. Seagal, Van Damme, they've ruined it, made it into the "action movie", which [is bad].

Sister Street Fighter is a VERY good 70s martial arts film, starring Sue Shiomi. It is very stylish, with good cinematography, and well-choreographed fight scenes. This is some of the last and greatest kung-fu filmmaking. Sonny Chiba has about 3 fight scenes (he is not the star), all of which rock. Your basic kidnap/revenge plot... there are FIGHTING AMAZONS...!!!! Not a waste of money, despite what that narcoleptic guy said.

BORING!!.......2003-05-24

Well, honestly I fell asleep about half way thru the movie. It was given to me as a present so I didn't waste my money. You are better of buying something else. This was the first time I've seen a Sonny Chiba movie, and I was not impressed.

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