The Great Chase (1975)
Shihomi 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).
Release: 1975-04-26
Runtime: 83 min
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Etsuko Shihomi
Mach Fumiake
Eiji Gō
Masashi Ishibashi
Rieko Maruyama
Yōichi Numata
Shōhei Yamamoto
Rikiya Yasuoka
Torahiko Hamada
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Hisako Tanaka
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Riki Harada
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Takashi Hio
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Fujika Omori
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Seiya Satō
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Naoyuki Sugano
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Tsuyoshi Yokoyama
Iwao Dan
Jill Bryson