Sister Street Fighter

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Onna hissatsu ken
Opening Title
Directed by	Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Produced by	Kenji Takamura
Written by	Masahiro Kakefuda Norifumi Suzuki
Starring	Etsuko Shihomi Sonny Chiba Hiroshi Miyauchi
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Cinematography	Yoshio Nakajima
Editing by	Osamu Nakata
Distributed by	Toei Company (Japan)
Release date(s)	August, 31 1974 (Japan) February 1976 (USA)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Followed by	Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
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Sister Street Fighter (女必殺拳, Onna Hissatsu Ken^?) is a spin off of The Street Fighter (1974). The plot revolves around Lǐ Hóng-Lóng (李紅竜 Li Kōryū), the female martial artist of the title. When her brother Lǐ Wàn-Qīng is kidnapped by druglords, she seeks revenge. The druglord's colorful collection of "killers" includes a toga-clad group of Thai Boxers called the "Amazons Seven", along with representatives of almost every martial art. Hóng-Lóng breaks into the druglord's compound with the help of Seiichi Hibiki (Sonny Chiba) and other members of the Shorinji Kempo dojo. After all of his minions are defeated, the druglord himself battles Hóng-Lóng, wearing a steel claw in imitation of Han, the villain from Enter the Dragon (1973).

The film is generally well-received. Fans cite Hiroshi Miyauchi's excellent martial arts skills and the variety of battle. Detractors include flat acting and over-reliance on wire special effect, especially during the final battle. Also, Sonny Chiba's "Tsurugi" character doesn't appear, despite the English title.