Difference between revisions of "Dragon Princess"

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Dragon Princess (1976, Japan) is a Martial Arts film directed by Yutaka Kohira.

Contents: Watch Trailer | Film Review | Available DVDs | Poster Art | Press Kit | Alternate Cuts | Double-Feature DVD

Main Details

Released in 1976 | Color
Running Time: 81 min
Production Co: Toei Studios
Directed by Yutaka Kohira
Assistant Director: Mitsumasa Mori
Cinematography by Hanjiro Nakazawa
Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
Written by Hiro Matsuda
Starring: Etsuko Shihomi, Yasuaki Kurata, Bin Amatsu, Masashi Ishibashi, Sonny Chiba

Also Known As

Onna Hissatsu kenshi

Plot

The film opens with Kazuma Higaki (Sonny Chiba) and his daughter Yumi Higaki (Etsuko Shihomi) being attacked by a rival karate master, Hironobu Nikaido (Bin Amatsu) who wants Kazuma's job as top karate master. Nikaido teams up with four other masters and they manage to disable one of Kazuma's arms and wound his eye with a kunai knife. Alive but crippled Kazuma and Yumi retreat to New York where he trains his daughter to avenge him and the death of a friend. After her father's death, Yumi returns to Tokyo to take her revenge.(Wikipedia)

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+  <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Dragon Princess]]''' ([[:Category:1976|1976]], [[:Category:Japan|Japan]]) is a [[:Category:Martial Arts|Martial Arts]] film directed by Yutaka Kohira.
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+*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[Dragon Princess (1976)|Poster Art]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [[/Alternate Cuts|Alternate Cuts]] | [[WELCOME TO THE GRINDHOUSE: Dragon Princess/Karate Warriors|Double-Feature DVD]]
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-* [[Dragon Princess (1976)|Poster Art]]
-* [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]]
-* [[/Alternate Cuts|Alternate Cuts]]
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+* Released in 1976 | Color
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+* Running Time: 81 min
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-==Also Known As==
-* Onna Hissatsu kenshi
-==Main Details==
-* Released in 1976
-* Color
-* 81 min
-* Ratio: 2.35:1
 * Production Co: Toei Studios
-==Cast and Crew==
 * Directed by Yutaka Kohira
 * Assistant Director: Mitsumasa Mori
 * Cinematography by Hanjiro Nakazawa
 * Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
 * Written by Hiro Matsuda
 * Starring: Etsuko Shihomi, Yasuaki Kurata, Bin Amatsu, Masashi Ishibashi, Sonny Chiba
+====Also Known As====
-==Comments==
+* Onna Hissatsu kenshi
-{{Toei}} {{Martial Arts}} {{Sonny Chiba}} {{Etsuko Shihomi}}
+====Plot====
+The film opens with Kazuma Higaki (Sonny Chiba) and his daughter Yumi Higaki (Etsuko Shihomi) being attacked by a rival karate master, Hironobu Nikaido (Bin Amatsu) who wants Kazuma's job as top karate master. Nikaido teams up with four other masters and they manage to disable one of Kazuma's arms and wound his eye with a kunai knife. Alive but crippled Kazuma and Yumi retreat to New York where he trains his daughter to avenge him and the death of a friend. After her father's death, Yumi returns to Tokyo to take her revenge.(Wikipedia)
-There seems to be a lot of confusion on when, by who, and under which title Dragon Princess was made. Here are the facts. The film was made in 1976, not in 1981 as some sources claim. The original title is Onna hissatsu kenshi (notice the "connection" to [[Sister Streetfighter]], which is Onna hissatsu ken). Sometimes you see this mixed with Kazuhiko Yamaguchi's Which is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger, but that's very much a different movie. The director of Dragon Princess is Yutaka Kohira, who later helmed the two New Female Prisoner Scorpion films. Simon Nuchtern is the man who was responsible for the US rape, in other words "directing" the international version. This US cut is missing some scenes, but also adds footage that doesn't even belong to this film.
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-How about the movie itself. As you probably figured out already, Chiba is not the princess the english title is referring to, and therefore not the star of the film. The real star of the show is of course Etsuko Shihomi, the greatest female karate star of all time. Chiba plays her father, and appears only in the beginning of the film. This short visit is very much worth it, though. The opening fight in the old Church is among Chiba’s best.
-As soon as Chiba steps out, Yasuaki Kurata steps in. And as if that wasn’t enough we also have two excellent Toei villains, Bin Amatsu and Masashi Ishibashi. Always a pleasure to see those gentlemen in action. Etsuko herself is as great as ever and looks especially badass with the ’hat and robe’ clothing. Needless to say we’re in for some excellent karate matches. Excellent movie overall and one of my favourite karate flicks.
-'''Reviewed by [[User:HungFist|HungFist]] - 8/23/07'''
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-[[Category:1976]][[Category: Reviews]][[Category: Martial Arts]][[Category:Japan]][[Category:Sonny Chiba]][[Category:Etsuko "Sue" Shihomi]][[Category:Toei Studios]]
+[[Category:1976]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Action/Adventure]][[Category: Martial Arts]][[Category:Japan]][[Category:Sonny Chiba]][[Category:Etsuko "Sue" Shihomi]][[Category:Toei Studios]]

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