| Sex & Fury | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Norifumi Suzuki |
| Written by | Tarō Bonten Masahiro Kakefuda Norifumi Suzuki |
| Produced by | Kanji Amao |
| Starring | Reiko Ike Akemi Negishi |
| Cinematography | Motoya Washyo |
| Edited by | Isamu Ichida |
| Music by | Ichirō Araki |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Languages | Japanese English |
Sex & Fury ("Story of Delinquent Female Boss: o-Chō Inoshika" (不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶, Furyō anego den: Inoshika o-Chō)) is a 1973 Japanese action-thriller film directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starring Reiko Ike.[1]
It was followed by Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture in the same year.
Plot
The film tells the story of a female petty criminal, played by Reiko Ike, who becomes involved in international intrigue while searching for the sister of a man she saw murdered in a gambling den, as well as the gangsters responsible for murdering her father during her childhood.
Cast
- Reiko Ike as Ochō Inoshika
- Akemi Negishi as Ogin Shitateya
- Ryōko Ema as Omiya
- Yōko Hori as Okinu
- Naomi Oka as Okoi
- Katsumasa Uchida
- Rena Ichinose as Osayo Igirisu
- Tatsuo Endō
- Yōko Mihara as Yaeji
- Christina Lindberg as Christina
Production
According to Christina Lindberg, while on a plane to Stockholm, she was approached by two Japanese men who asked her if she would be interested in working in Japan. Her reply was "why not" and soon afterwards she was in Japan working for Toei. She spent two and a half months in Japan, appearing in Sex and Fury and later in a larger role in Sadao Nakajima's 1973 film, Porno Queen: Japan Sex Tour.[2]
Availability
The film was made available for U.S. audiences when Panic House released it on region 1 DVD on September 27, 2005.[3]
References
- ↑ "不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
- ↑ "Sex and Fury (1973)". Amazon.com. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
External links
- Sex & Fury at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Sex & Fury at AllMovie
- Sex & Fury at IMDb
- Review at ReelBad