Return of the Street Fighter

Return of the Street Fighter[2] originally titled in Japan as Satsujin-ken 2[3] also released in the United Kingdom as Blood of the Dragon[4] is a 1974 martial arts film which stars Sonny Chiba, Yōko Ichiji and Masashi Ishibashi. It is the sequel of The Street Fighter and was initially released on Home video by MGM/CBS Home Video and New Line Home Video.[5][6]

Return of the Street Fighter
Theatrical poster
Directed byShigehiro Ozawa
Written byHajime Koiwa
StarringSonny Chiba
Yōko Ichiji
Masashi Ishibashi
CinematographySadaji Yoshida
Music byToshiaki Tsushima
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • April 27, 1974 (1974-04-27)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$1,507,000[1]

Shout! Factory acquired the license of all three films in the series for a Blu-ray release on February 19, 2019 via Shout! Selects Line.[7]

Premise

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Takuma "Terry" Tsurugi returns to take on a yakuza family as they are embezzling money from charities to finance their syndicate operations.

Cast

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  • Shinichi Chiba as Takuma "Terry" Tsurugi[8]
  • Yōko Ichiji as Pin Boke/Kitty
  • Masafumi Suzuki as Kendō Masaoka
  • Kaoru Nakajima as Kazuko Masaoka
  • Naoki Shima (Zulu Yachi) as Shichirō Yamagami
  • Masashi Ishibashi as Tateki "Junjo" Shikenbaru
  • Hiroshi Tanaka as Isamu Ōtaguro
  • Katsuya Yamashita as Imura
  • Masagorō Koizumi as Fujimura
  • Masataka Iwao as Masuda
  • Lín Xùn-Měi as Tateishi
  • Kazuyuki Saitō as Kuroda
  • Kuniaki Nukui as Katō
  • Keisuke Handa as Takutoshi
  • Claude Gagnon as Don Costello
  • Yoshiki Yamada as Inspector Fujisaki
  • Shunji Sasaki as a police clerk
  • Michimaro Otabe as Shinsei, Rising Sun Construction manager
  • Shingo Yamashiro as a man in Sauna

Release

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The film was released on 27 April 1974.

References

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  1. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 296. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  2. ^ Rōmaji: リターン • オブ • ザ • ストリート • ファイター, Ritān Obu Za Sutorīto Faitā
  3. ^ Kanji: 殺人拳2, lit. "Killer Fist Ni"
  4. ^ Rōmaji: ブラッド • オブ • ザ • ドラゴン, Buraddo Obu Za Doragon
  5. ^ "殺人拳2". 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Satsujinken2". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ^ "The Street Fighter Blu-ray Collection". blu-ray.com. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "The 10 Faces of Sonny Chiba (10 Movies)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
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