Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
1971 · 1h 27m · N/A Action, Crime, Drama
Overview
The fourth film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. The protagonist, played by Bunta Sugawara sides with female boss Yumiko Nogawa to fight evil Hiroshi Nawa, who at one point employs rebellious young hood Tsunehiko Watase and Kagawa. Tatsuo Umemiya also shows up as a cool, leather jacket gunman who gains Sugawara’s respect despite playing for the opposing team. What eventually keeps this film from being as good as the first is the loose script that doesn’t really tie all the fun stuff into a coherent package. Much is forgiven however when the last 20 minutes arrives with several visually striking set pieces (including one death scene stylized to the point of ridiculousness) and a terrific final massacre. This was Suzuki’s last contribution to the series; the fifth and final picture would be helmed by Takashi Harada.
Director and cast
- Bunta Sugawara as Masaru Kokubun
- Yumiko Nogawa as Shizue Takigawa
- Tatsuo Umemiya as Takashi Shinohara (Taku The Heart)
- Tsunehiko Watase as Tatsumi Eiji
- Toshiaki Minami as Goro Sanuki
- Hiroshi Nawa as Ryujiro Tsuchida
- Tatsuo Endō as Detective Inukai
- Yukie Kagawa as High Jack
- 佐々木梨里 as Fat Lady
- Takuzō Kawatani as Kazuo Tsukamoto
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