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The Great Chase
Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug runners and assorted Japanese yakuza types. While the story is pure 70's exploitation and gritty crime drama, the best reason to see it is for the Martial Arts Action of Etsuko Shihomi. The action is over-the-top and at times hilarious (i.e. Shihomi battling the lead criminal atop a moving gondola or Shihomi battling a whip-wielding Catholic Nun).
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Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug runners and assorted Japanese yakuza types. While the story is pure 70's exploitation and gritty crime drama, the best reason to see it is for the Martial Arts Action of Etsuko Shihomi. The action is over-the-top and at times hilarious (i.e. Shihomi battling the lead criminal atop a moving gondola or Shihomi battling a whip-wielding Catholic Nun).
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Genre:Action
Written By:Masahiro Kakefuda, Takeo Kaneko
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Runtime:83 minutes
Studio:Toei Company
Cast
Norifumi Suzuki
Director
Etsuko Shihomi
Shinobu Yashiro
Mach Fumiake
Mach Fumiake
Eiji Gō
Isao Shirosaki
Masashi Ishibashi
Yosuke Onozawa
Rieko Maruyama
Mayumi Sugano
Yōichi Numata
Giichi Motoyashiki
Shōhei Yamamoto
Henry Nakatani
Rikiya Yasuoka
Shudou
Torahiko Hamada
Masayuki Yashiro
Hisako Tanaka
Yukiko Shoda
Riki Harada
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