

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
1971 Directed by Norifumi SuzukiThe fourth film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. The protagonist, played by Bunta Sugawara sides with female boss Yumiko Nogawa to fight evil Hiroshi Nawa, who at one point employs rebellious young hood Tsunehiko Watase and Kagawa. Tatsuo Umemiya also shows up as a cool, leather jacket gunman who gains Sugawara’s respect despite playing for the opposing team. What eventually keeps this film from being as good as the first is the loose script that doesn’t really tie all the fun stuff into a coherent package. Much is forgiven however when the last 20 minutes arrives with several visually striking set pieces (including one death scene stylized to the point of ridiculousness) and a terrific final massacre. This was Suzuki’s last contribution to the series; the fifth and final picture would be helmed by Takashi Harada.

Bunta Sugawara
....................................................Masaru Kokubun

Yumiko Nogawa
....................................................Shizue Takigawa

Tsunehiko Watase
....................................................Tatsumi Eiji

Toshiaki Minami
....................................................Goro Sanuki

Hiroshi Nawa
....................................................Ryujiro Tsuchida

Tatsuo Umemiya
....................................................Takashi Shinohara (Taku The Heart)

Tatsuo Endō
....................................................Detective Inukai
Director
...........................................................Norifumi Suzuki
Writer
...........................................................Norifumi Suzuki
Seiko Shimura
Editor
...........................................................Kozo Horiike
Cinematography
...........................................................Motoya Washio
Production Companies
...................................................Toei Company
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Action
Drama
Crime
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