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Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (1973)

Overview

Reiko Ike stars as the daughter of a man who has been pushed into drug dealing by the local Yakuza mob. Having outlived his usefulness to the gang he is murdered and Reiko is gang raped, leading her to attempt a knife attack on the Yakuza boss (Ryoji Hayama) at a swank nightclub. Failing to kill him she ends up in prison, where she befriends a crew of other malcontents (including Yumiko Katayama and Chiyoko Kazama) and meets the Yakuza boss's girlfriend (Miki Sugimoto). Upon release Reiko reassembles her mob and launches a Machiavellian scheme to engineer a gang war between Hayama's Oba Industries and the formerly dominant Hamayasu Clan. The rival gangs begin killing each other off and Reiko works her way closer to her ultimate vengeance.
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Atsushi Mihori profile
Atsushi Mihori

Director

Hirō Matsuda profile
Hirō Matsuda

Screenplay

Cast

Reiko Ike profile
Reiko Ike

Maki

Miki Sugimoto profile
Miki Sugimoto

Massayo

Yumiko Katayama profile
Yumiko Katayama

Kaoru

Chiyoko Kazama profile
Chiyoko Kazama

Natsuko

Masami Sôda profile
Masami Sôda

Ryōji Hayama profile
Ryōji Hayama

Boss Oba

Shinzō Hotta profile
Shinzō Hotta

Seiya Satō profile
Seiya Satō

Keiichi Kitagawa profile
Keiichi Kitagawa

Tooru Hanada profile
Tooru Hanada

Bontarō Miake profile
Bontarō Miake

Takeo Chii profile
Takeo Chii

Tetsu Hamayasu

Reiko Ike profile
Reiko Ike

Maki

Miki Sugimoto profile
Miki Sugimoto

Massayo

Yumiko Katayama profile
Yumiko Katayama

Kaoru

Chiyoko Kazama profile
Chiyoko Kazama

Natsuko

Masami Sôda profile
Masami Sôda

Ryōji Hayama profile
Ryōji Hayama

Boss Oba

Shinzō Hotta profile
Shinzō Hotta

Seiya Satō profile
Seiya Satō

Keiichi Kitagawa profile
Keiichi Kitagawa

Tooru Hanada profile
Tooru Hanada

Bontarō Miake profile
Bontarō Miake

Takeo Chii profile
Takeo Chii

Tetsu Hamayasu

Extra

Release Date

October 27, 1973

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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