Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival (1971)

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival (1971)

1971-02-13 Japan 87 Min. PG-13
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Overview

The fourth film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. The protagonist, played by Bunta Sugawara sides with female boss Yumiko Nogawa to fight evil Hiroshi Nawa, who at one point employs rebellious young hood Tsunehiko Watase and Kagawa. Tatsuo Umemiya also shows up as a cool, leather jacket gunman who gains Sugawara’s respect despite playing for the opposing team. What eventually keeps this film from being as good as the first is the loose script that doesn’t really tie all the fun stuff into a coherent package. Much is forgiven however when the last 20 minutes arrives with several visually striking set pieces (including one death scene stylized to the point of ridiculousness) and a terrific final massacre. This was Suzuki’s last contribution to the series; the fifth and final picture would be helmed by Takashi Harada.

Cast

菅原文太 is Masaru Kokubun
Masaru Kokubun
野川由美子 is Shizue Takigawa
Shizue Takigawa
梅宮辰夫 is Takashi Shinohara (Taku The Heart)
Takashi Shinohara (Taku The Heart)
渡瀬恒彦 is Tatsumi Eiji
Tatsumi Eiji
南利明 is Goro Sanuki
Goro Sanuki
名和宏 is Ryujiro Tsuchida
Ryujiro Tsuchida
遠藤太津朗 is Detective Inukai
Detective Inukai
賀川ゆき絵 is High Jack
Riri Sasaki is Fat Lady
Fat Lady
川谷拓三 is Kazuo Tsukamoto
Kazuo Tsukamoto
加賀邦男 is Tameyoshi Yazaki
Tameyoshi Yazaki
林彰太郎 is Yoshikazu Gondo
Yoshikazu Gondo