

The Great Chase
1975 Directed by Norifumi SuzukiShihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug runners and assorted Japanese yakuza types. While the story is pure 70's exploitation and gritty crime drama, the best reason to see it is for the Martial Arts Action of Etsuko Shihomi. The action is over-the-top and at times hilarious (i.e. Shihomi battling the lead criminal atop a moving gondola or Shihomi battling a whip-wielding Catholic Nun).
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Etsuko Shihomi
....................................................Shinobu Yashiro

Eiji Gō
....................................................Isao Shirosaki

Rikiya Yasuoka
....................................................Shudou

Bin Amatsu
....................................................Takeo Inomata
Hisako Tanaka
....................................................Yukiko Shoda

Mach Fumiake
....................................................Mach Fumiake

Masashi Ishibashi
....................................................Yosuke Onozawa
Director
...........................................................Norifumi Suzuki
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Masao Yagi
Art Direction
...........................................................Hiroshi Kitagawa
Sound Recordist
...........................................................Yozo Uchida
Screenplay
...........................................................Masahiro Kakefuda
Takeo Kaneko
Editor
...........................................................Takeo Toda
Production Companies
...................................................Toei Company
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Action
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