Okatsu The Fugitive

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Legends of the Poisonous Seductress series consists of three films, but only the first film (Female Demon Ohyaku) falls under the pinky violence category. Quick Draw Okatsu and Okatsu The Fugitive are chambara movies. The Deuce categorizes the films accordingly.

Also Known As

• Legends of the Poisonous Seductress: Okatsu The Fugitive
• Yoen dokufuden: Okatsu kyojo tabi

Main Details

• Released in 1969
• Colour
• 84 min
• 2.35:1
• Toei Studios

Cast and Crew

• Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
• Assistant Director Atsushi Mihori
• Cinematography by Yoshikazu Yamasawa
• Edited by Yoshiki Nagasawa
• Music by Koichi Kawabe
• Written by Koji Takada and Hideaki Yamamoto
• Art Direction by Baku Fujita
• Starring Junko Miyazono, Tatsuo Umemiya, Reiko Oshida, Reiko Onobuta, Toru Abe

Comments

The final part the trilogy feels almost like a remake of Quick-Draw Okatsu. The storyline starts from the beginning, just like last time, with Miyazono playing a new lead character. While the trick didn’t hurt the second part, third time is starting to feel a bit too much already. The basic concept – Junko with a sword – works of course, but quality has gone down from the terrific previous intalment. The last 25 minutes offers a satisfying conclusion, though, and the supporting cast features some good actors such as the charming Reiko Oshida (doesn’t kill anyone this time) and Tatsuo Umemiya. - HungFist