The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat appears, to lap the blood from the gushing wound. The cat along with the eye-victim go on to pursue Akemi’s gang in revenge, leaving a trail of dead Yakuza girls, their dragon tattoos skinned from their bodies.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
65 audience votes
Key crew
- Teruo IshiiDirector
- Hajime KaburagiOriginal Music Composer
- Chūsei SoneScreenplay
- Teruo IshiiScreenplay
Cast
- Meiko KajiAkemi Tachibana
- Hoki TokudaAiko Gouda
- Makoto SatōTani Shouichi
- Hideo SunazukaKantaro
- Nobuko AokiFemale Prisoner A
- Shirō ŌtsujiSenba-tatsu
- Tōru AbeDobashi
- Yôko TakagiChie Mitsui / Chie-chan
- Tatsumi HijikataUshimatsu / Hunchback Dancer
- Shirō YanaseKawaguchi
- Ryōhei UchidaAozora
- Bumon KaharaGouda
Stills
Themes
opiumyakuzakatanasword fightmurderfemale yakuzatortureblack cat