# The Street Fighter (1974)

> A ruthless karate mercenary turns protector when criminal syndicates target an heiress, unleashing savage street-level combat across Japan.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/26013

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
- Cast: Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Goichi Yamada, Masashi Ishibashi, Yutaka Nakajima, Masafumi Suzuki, Fumio Watanabe, Rinichi Yamamoto
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073756/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brutal, streetwise, kinetic, action movie night, cult cinema night

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- [In the Line of Duty 3 (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/35796)
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- [The Sword of Doom (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/11990)
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- [Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/35926)
- [The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/26016)
- [Ichi the Killer (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/4866)
- [Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/36007)
- [Enter the Ninja (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/10364)

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