Sex & Fury

Sex & Fury

Film poster
Directed by Norifumi Suzuki
Produced by Kanji Amao
Written by Tarō Bonten
Masahiro Kakefuda
Norifumi Suzuki
Starring Reiko Ike
Akemi Negishi
Music by Ichirō Araki
Cinematography Motoya Washyo
Edited by Isamu Ichida
Distributed by Toei Company
Release dates
  • February 17, 1973
Running time
88 min.
Country Japan
Language Japanese
English

Sex & Fury, translated 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.

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

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.[1]

Availability

The Region 1 DVD cover to Sex & Fury

The film was made available for U.S. audiences when Panic House released it on region 1 DVD on September 27, 2005. [2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Sex and Fury (1973)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2007-07-02.

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