(関東テキヤ一家 喧嘩火祭り)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Action,

Drama,

Crime

Runtime:

87 minutes

Year:

1971

Directors:

Norifumi Suzuki

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Production companies:

Toei Company

Actors:

Masaru Kokubun

Shizue Takigawa

Takashi Shinohara (Taku The Heart)

Tatsumi Eiji

Goro Sanuki

Crews:

Editor

Writer

Writer

Cinematography

Director