The Great Chase

Overview

Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug runners and assorted Japanese yakuza types. While the story is pure 70's exploitation and gritty crime drama, the best reason to see it is for the Martial Arts Action of Etsuko Shihomi. The action is over-the-top and at times hilarious (i.e. Shihomi battling the lead criminal atop a moving gondola or Shihomi battling a whip-wielding Catholic Nun).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 26, 1975

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Etsuko Shihomi,Mach Fumiake,Eiji Gō,Masashi Ishibashi,Rieko Maruyama,Yōichi Numata,Shōhei Yamamoto,Rikiya Yasuoka,Torahiko Hamada,Hisako Tanakaand 25 more

Director

Norifumi Suzuki

Writer

Takeo Kaneko,Masahiro Kakefuda

Cinematography

Yoshikazu Yamasawa

Music

Masao Yagi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0329257