Movie Description
銀蝶渡り鳥
(1972)Overview
Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later, she’s a shamed woman confined to living in the shadowy world of sex clubs and street gangs. She returns to the city to live with her uncle, a billiard-hall owner, and after befriending pimp and ne’er-do-well Ryuji (Tsunehiko Watase), she gets a job working at a hostess club in the chic Ginza neighborhood, where the expensive shops and neon lights conceal a dark world of crime and sexual slavery. But when a rival gang attempts to muscle in on the club, Nami becomes enmeshed in a violent struggle that forces her to wield a skilled pool cue to defend her uncle’s business, and eventually a short sword to wreak bloody vengeance upon her enemies.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
- Producer : Kineo Yoshimine
- Editor : Yoshiki Nagasawa
- Cast : Meiko Kaji,Tsunehiko Watase,Akiko Koyama,Mieko Aoyagi,Flower Meg,Tomiko Ishii,Yayoi Watanabe,Chie Kobayashi,Rieko Maruyama,Kayako Sono,Tōru Yuri,Shun Ueda,Keiichi Kitagawa,Matasaburô Niwa,Gen Shimizu,Kôji Nanbara,Hiroshi Itsuki,Tatsuo Umemiya,Takeshige Hatanaka,Rena Ichinose,Yoshiko Iwamoto,Seiya Satō,Haruo Tanaka,Tatsuya Kameyama,Gōzō Sōma,Iwao Dan
Cast
Nami
Ryûji
Kayo
Saeko
Yuka
Kyôko
Ôwada's Henchman
Female Prisoner
Mari
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Facts
Original Title銀蝶渡り鳥
Status Released
Release Information
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1972-04-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 26m
Production CompaniesToei Company
Genres
- Action
- Thriller