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Return of the Street Fighter

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When the wrong people find out about the illegal activities being conducted by yakuza big shot Otaguro (Hiroshi Tanaka), he calls in master street fighter Terry Tsugury (Sonny Chiba). Tsugury's assignment is to kill the would-be informants, a task he initially accepts. However, when Tsugury realizes that one of his intended targets is a friend (Masafumi Suzuki), he finds himself facing a dilemma: Should he carry out his orders or fight back against the yakuza?

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy A decent follow-up to The Street Fighter. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 16, 2019 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rated: 2/5 Feb 15, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Oct 13, 2005 Full Review Oz eFilmCritic.com Rated: 1/5 Apr 25, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jens B There are evenings when you just want to watch Sonny Chiba beat up a bunch of opponents (with the occasional absurdly over-the-top burst of violence included). The story – whatever, the characters – mostly irrelevant; it's all about the fighting, breathing exercises, and booming sound effects. Good stuff! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Audience Member Leans a bit more into the exaggerated cartoonish physical violence that is reminiscent of Looney Tunes but overall this middle chapter of an unsung trilogy is a playfully self-aware and slyly directed martial arts affair. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This is part continuation and part sequel to The Street Fighter. The story is more convoluted-harder to follow. The dubbing is horrendous. The appeal is more gritty Sonny Chiba action in the role that made him super famous. Some good fights. Not as boldly violent as the predecessor. Some great looks at Karate training and weapons. Sonny Chiba fans ad a half a star. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member The goofy sidekick is a little much, but it's still good fun. As Sonny has to take on the Mafia with his brand of cartoon violence. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/19 Full Review Audience Member Sonny Chiba is back in this sequel to the seminal martial arts grindhouse action film "The Street Fighter." In this Sequel Terry Tsurugi takes on the Yakuza, but he's saddled with a very goofy female partner, who really drags the movie down. The fights here are still brutal and savage and likely equal the original film, but the comic relief is what really made me not like this film as much. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member good sequel Chiba kicks ass Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When the wrong people find out about the illegal activities being conducted by yakuza big shot Otaguro (Hiroshi Tanaka), he calls in master street fighter Terry Tsugury (Sonny Chiba). Tsugury's assignment is to kill the would-be informants, a task he initially accepts. However, when Tsugury realizes that one of his intended targets is a friend (Masafumi Suzuki), he finds himself facing a dilemma: Should he carry out his orders or fight back against the yakuza?
Director
Shigehiro Ozawa
Screenwriter
Steve Autrey, Kôji Takada
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2014
Runtime
1h 16m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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