Overview
An unusual blending of elements comes together in this crime story drawn from Japanese history. During the early Meiji period a number of “Dokufu” (Poison Women) committed a significant number of murders. These crimes were most often committed by wives on their husbands in order to be together with their lovers. At that time women were executed in the same manner as men, to wit: by being decapitated. This is the story of the most notorious of all, Takahashi Oden who, in 1879, was the last woman executed by decapitation in Japan.
Director and cast
More films
Nun of That (2009)
Action · Comedy · Crime · Thriller · NOT RATED
Sister Kelly Wrath transforms from a nun with a simple temper problem to a vengeful killer. After being gunned down in an alley, she ascends to Heaven to receive training from some of the great figures of religious mythology—Moses, Gandhi, and Jesus Himself. She is sent back to Earth to join the other members of the Order of the Black ...
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Director
- Richard Griffin
- Cast
- Sarah Nicklin, Alexandra Cipolla, Shanette Wilson
The Immortals (1995)
Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller · R
An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed chases in this powerful action-thriller. Recruited by a Mafia nightclub owner (Eric Roberts), 4 teams launch a brutal cross-town attack to retrieve suitcases full of cash. But as the viol...
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Brian Grant
- Cast
- Eric Roberts, Tia Carrere, Joe Pantoliano
Tiger & Crane Fists (1976)
Action · Drama · N/A
Two masters from rival Kung Fu schools must combine their skills to defeat an evil Japanese lord.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Cast
- Jimmy Wang Yu, Lau Kar-Wing, Hsieh Ling-ling
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Action · Comedy · Crime · PG
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Director
- Sidney Poitier
- Cast
- Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson
Reform School Girls (1986)
Comedy · Crime · Drama · R
Jenny is sent to a women's reform school. It is run by evil warden Sutter and her henchwoman Edna. Jenny will stop at nothing to escape but she also has to deal with Charlie the bully.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Director
- Kristine Peterson
- Cast
- Linda Carol, Pat Ast, Sybil Danning
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members