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Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread

Original title: Onna hissatsu ken: Kiki ippatsu
  • 1974
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread (1974)
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This time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese ... Read allThis time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly if unhappily... Read allThis time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly if unhappily involved with the gangsters.

  • Director
    • Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
  • Writers
    • Masahiro Kakefuda
    • Norifumi Suzuki
  • Stars
    • Etsuko Shihomi
    • Tamayo Mitsukawa
    • Michiyo Bandô
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    609
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    • Director
      • Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
    • Writers
      • Masahiro Kakefuda
      • Norifumi Suzuki
    • Stars
      • Etsuko Shihomi
      • Tamayo Mitsukawa
      • Michiyo Bandô
    • 13User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Etsuko Shihomi
    Etsuko Shihomi
    • Li Hong-Long (Li Koryu)
    Tamayo Mitsukawa
    • Li Bai-Lan (Li Hakuran)
    Michiyo Bandô
    • Kotoe Fujita
    Hisako Tanaka
    • Wang Mei-Li (Oh Birei)
    • (as Hisayo Tanaka)
    Hideo Murota
    • Kazushige Osone
    Kôji Fujiyama
    Kôji Fujiyama
    • Goro Kuroki
    Takashi Hio
    • Kiyoshi Nezu
    • (as Kôji Hio)
    Masashi Ishibashi
    • Inoichiro Honiden
    Kazuyuki Saito
    • Shikajiro Honiden
    Taiko Rin
    • Chozaburo Honiden
    • (as Daikyo Rin)
    Tsutomu Harada
    • Cui Chi-Niu
    • (as Riki Harada)
    Kanya Tsukasa
    • Byakko
    Osamu Kaneda
    Osamu Kaneda
    • Konosuke Mayuzumi
    Rikiya Yasuoka
    Rikiya Yasuoka
    • Genjuro Ranai
    Shunsuke Kariya
    • Hesius
    Madame Joy
    • Mayumi Murakawa
    Shôhei Yamamoto
    • Otohiko Sugano
    Asao Uchida
    • Tetsudo Fujita
    • Director
      • Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
    • Writers
      • Masahiro Kakefuda
      • Norifumi Suzuki
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    5paul_m_haakonsen

    Better than the first movie...

    While I was not particularly impressed with the 1974 movie "Onna Hissatsu Ken" (aka "Sister Street Fighter"), I still opted to give the 1974 follow-up movie "Onna Hissatsu ken: Kiki Ippatsu" (aka "Sister Street Fighter: Hanging By a Thread" a fair chance, as I had the opportunity to watch it here in 2025.

    The storyline in the movie was good, and I actually enjoyed what writers Masahiro Kakefuda and Norifumi Suzuki delivered here way more than I did what they delivered for the movie prior to this one. I was genuinely entertained throughout the course of this movie.

    The acting performances in the movie were good. The only familiar face, though, was Etsuko Shihomi.

    The sounds during the fight scenes were pretty laughable, some punches and kicks almost sounded like the archetypical richochet sound of bullets in Western movies. While the fight scenes themselves were nicely choreographed and executed, then those awful sounds just added an unnecessary comical layer to the scenes.

    My rating of director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi's 1974 movie "Onna Hissatsu ken: Kiki Ippatsu" lands on a five out of ten stars.
    6unbrokenmetal

    Too similar to the original

    Koryu (Etsuko Shihomi) flies from Hong Kong to Tokyo in order to rescue a hostage, but the gangster boss keeping that hostage has many skillful fighters. The summary of "Sister Street Fighter"? No, the summary of its sequel, although that reads exactly the same. The second movie copied the first, while the producers carefully kept everything that probably was responsible for its success. A few tiny differences I'd like to sum up: The gangsters smuggle diamonds instead of drugs this time. Etsuko Shihomi wears a much nicer costume in blue and gold (later: red and gold). There is more hand-held camera which can be annoying on the big screen. And there is some additional sadism, for example when the girls who smuggled diamonds under their skin are cut open like cattle by the butcher (no excuses, please - anesthesia were available in 1974), there is a horrifying scene when Koryu's sister is tortured, also when Koryu kills one bad guy by nailing his pair of glasses to his head. Nothing for Sunday afternoon television, I'd say. Anyway, the first movie was better and less predictable. I voted 8/6/8/7 for the 4 "Sister Street Fighter" movies.
    6Jeremy_Urquhart

    A decent action flick

    If you want large quantities of mindless action, and are okay with the quality of that action being decent/passable rather than truly amazing, this sequel satisfies.

    I think barebones action movies are capable of greatness, but the action has to be great, and it's not the best here. Neither is it the worst, but I would say that the first Sister Street-fighter movie is better.

    It's got me less than optimistic for the other two movies, but I think I know the kind of mood I have to be in to enjoy these, so will wait for that feeling to strike again I guess. Anyone who's not super into old-school martial arts movies should steer clear.
    8GOWBTW

    Interesting

    The sequel to Sister StreetFighter was something I didn't think was possible. If you thought you've seen it all, Think Again! This time without Sonny Chiba, the Sister Street Fighter is out to protect a young child who's mother is involved with a gold smuggler/ drug enforcer. The uncle was a detective who was tending the niece, and is killed by doing it. The Sister Street Fighter leaves Hing Kong with the niece meets up with her friend from class and kick some serious butt at a dock in Japan. Those two ladies make a great team. In the meantime, the big-time villain tries to get some of the greatest fighters to take her out. One fighter has a punch that more lethal than any weapon a skilled fighter will possess. However, his boss' true colors come out when he is double-crossed during the fight against the female fighter. The reunion of mother and daughter was short-lived, but the fight for avenging loved ones went on non-stop. Both fighter take out the greed ladened boss. Paying for his misdeeds straight out! A fine movie, very fun to watch. don't care about the budget, the movie speaks for itself! 3 out of 5 stars!
    7kosmasp

    Wrong side of the law

    Never mess with the Sister (Street Fighter). But I guess bad guys will be bad guys and kidnap people. Everyone thinks they'll get away with it. Not if the Sister has anything to say ... kick about it! I reckon after the first one was so succesful, they thought let's keep this going. In the same year nonetheless.

    And you have similar ingredients. Many bad guys, a lot of fights, blood and nudity. Selling points you say? Well who's going to argue with that? I hope nobody, that would be akward. Doesn't mean you personally have to like those things. It's just what a demand there is out there. So much so, that even with obvious mistakes like a very visible arm, that is being cut off, is actually "hidden" under the shirt of one actor. And yes you would have seen it, even if I didn't tell you (likely). This heightens this to a different degree of crazy mental ... and that is what you get. The movie is not confusing anybody or lying about what it is

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    • Trivia
      ONNA HISSATSU KEN series. #2 of 4 films.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, cuts required to remove potentially indecent images of a child in accordance with the Protection of Children's Act 1978, in order to obtain an 18 classification. An uncut classification was not available.
    • Connections
      Edited into Ninja Theater: Sister Street Fighter (2022)

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    • Release date
      • December 7, 1974 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Female Killing Fist - Crisis Resolved
    • Production company
      • Toei Tokyo
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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