Return of the Street Fighter
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is a 1974 martial arts film
and the second in a series starting with The Street Fighter
starring Sonny Chiba
. In this sequel, Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi
returns to take on a Yakuza
family that may be embezzling money from charities to finance their own operations. Both the police and the Yakuza find themselves battling Tsurugi, but Tsurugi's fight ultimately is with the mob, and he concentrates on them.
The film was initially released on home video by MGM/CBS Home Video and later by New Line Home Video. It has since fallen into the public domain and has been released on DVD by various companies, sometimes as part of a double feature that also includes the first film.
Martial arts film
Martial arts film is a film genre. A sub-genre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently...
and the second in a series starting with The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
, literally Clash, Killer Fist!, is a Japanese martial arts film released in 1974 and produced by Toei Company Ltd. It was released in the US by New Line Cinema and became one of the first films to be a commercial success for the distributor....
starring Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba
, also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director and martial artist.Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.- Early life :Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka,...
. In this sequel, Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi
Takuma Tsurugi
is a fictional character and amoral anti-hero in The Street Fighter film trilogy, played by Japanese actor Sonny Chiba. He is a martial arts expert and a mercenary for hire, usually employed by the Yakuza, though at times he would get double cross, leading him to exact revenge...
returns to take on a Yakuza
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
family that may be embezzling money from charities to finance their own operations. Both the police and the Yakuza find themselves battling Tsurugi, but Tsurugi's fight ultimately is with the mob, and he concentrates on them.
The film was initially released on home video by MGM/CBS Home Video and later by New Line Home Video. It has since fallen into the public domain and has been released on DVD by various companies, sometimes as part of a double feature that also includes the first film.
Cast
- Takuma TsurugiTakuma Tsurugiis a fictional character and amoral anti-hero in The Street Fighter film trilogy, played by Japanese actor Sonny Chiba. He is a martial arts expert and a mercenary for hire, usually employed by the Yakuza, though at times he would get double cross, leading him to exact revenge...
: Sonny ChibaSonny Chiba, also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director and martial artist.Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.- Early life :Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka,... - Pin Boke: Yōko Ichiji
- Kendō Masaoka: Masafumi Suzuki
- Kazuko Masaoka: Kaoru Nakajima
- Shichirō Yamagami: Naoki Shima
- Tateki Shikenbaru: Masashi Ishibashi
- Isamu Ōtaguro: Hiroshi Tanaka
- Imura: Katsuya Yamashita
- Fujimura: Masagorō Koizumi
- Masuda: Masataka Iwao
- Tateishi: Lín Xùn-Měi
- Kuroda: Kazuyuki Saitō
- Katō: Kuniaki Nukui
- Takutoshi: Keisuke Handa
- Don Costello: Claude GagnonClaude GagnonClaude Gagnon is a Canadian born director, actor, and producer. Born in 1949 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. He help produce several films such as Visage pâle , Heaven , and looking for Anne .-References:...
- Inspector Fujisaki: Yoshiki Yamada
- Police Clerk: Shunji Sasaki
- Shinsei Construction Manager: Michimaro Otabe
- Man in Sauna: Shingo Yamashiro