Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (1973)

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Reiko Ike stars as the daughter of a man who has been pushed into drug dealing by the local Yakuza mob. Having outlived his usefulness to the gang he is murdered and Reiko is gang raped, leading her to attempt a knife attack on the Yakuza boss (Ryoji Hayama) at a swank nightclub. Failing to kill him she ends up in prison, where she befriends a crew of other malcontents (including Yumiko Katayama and Chiyoko Kazama) and meets the Yakuza boss's girlfriend (Miki Sugimoto). Upon release Reiko reassembles her mob and launches a Machiavellian scheme to engineer a gang war between Hayama's Oba Industries and the formerly dominant Hamayasu Clan. The rival gangs begin killing each other off and Reiko works her way closer to her ultimate vengeance.

Cast & Crew

Director
Atsushi Mihori
  • Profile picture of Reiko Ike
    Maki Reiko Ike
  • Profile picture of Miki Sugimoto
    Massayo Miki Sugimoto
  • Profile picture of Yumiko Katayama
    Kaoru Yumiko Katayama
  • Profile picture of Chiyoko Kazama
    Natsuko Chiyoko Kazama
  • Profile picture of Ryōji Hayama
    Boss Oba Ryōji Hayama
  • Profile picture of Shinzo Hotta
    Shinzo Hotta
  • Profile picture of Bontarō Miake
    Bontarō Miake
  • Profile picture of Takeo Chii
    Tetsu Hamayasu Takeo Chii

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