GIRL BOSS: CRAZY BALL GAME (1974)
女番長 玉突き遊び
directed by Ikuo Sekimoto
Production: Toei (Kyoto Studio)
Oct 19, 1974
87 minutes Color wide
Oct 19, 1974
87 minutes Color wide
Yuko Leaf as Kyoko Maki
with Ryoko Ema
Harumi Tajima
In the final installment of this series, Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto are noticeably absent - but luckily, Yuko Kano steps up and gives a noteworthy performance. She's not in Reiko and Miki's class as far as looks, but she's got enough spunk and attitude to carry the the movie and make it worth seeing. And with the help of many of the supporting players from other Japanese Bad Girl cinema surrounding her (Ryoko Ema, Harumi Tajima), this flick barely misses a beat.
It does everything right - the girl fights, the casual nudity, the torture, the cool clothes, the 70's music, Toru Abe as the boss... the finale is a little goofy, but as a complete film stands on it's own, even without the star power.
In the final installment of this series, Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto are noticeably absent - but luckily, Yuko Kano steps up and gives a noteworthy performance. She's not in Reiko and Miki's class as far as looks, but she's got enough spunk and attitude to carry the the movie and make it worth seeing. And with the help of many of the supporting players from other Japanese Bad Girl cinema surrounding her (Ryoko Ema, Harumi Tajima), this flick barely misses a beat.
It does everything right - the girl fights, the casual nudity, the torture, the cool clothes, the 70's music, Toru Abe as the boss... the finale is a little goofy, but as a complete film stands on it's own, even without the star power.
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