I am in love, love, love with my newest discovery, the bad girls’ exploitation Pinky Violence series: Reiko Ike stars as a female Japanese Yakuza killing machine, who appears to do many of her kick-ass fight scenes in the nude, revealing her stunning chest and shoulder tattoos! (Did I forget to mention the squad of switchblade-wielding naked nuns?) One look at the sex-drenched trailer, with its eerily familiar looking fight scenes and you can see where quite a bit of Kill Bill was ripped off from; the 1973 Sex and Fury movie is a mind-blowing testament to ultra-sexy women assasins with swords.
Dig the fucking amazing “boots are made for walkin” action after the jump! Definitely for fans of Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!
Here’s the Panik House text:
Sex & Fury, one of the wildest, most violent, just-plain-entertaining Japanese sexploitation pictures from the 1970s stars smoldering young ‘pinky violence’ actress Reiko Ike (veteran of the Girl Boss aka Sukeban film series) as Ocho, a gambler and pickpocket in Meiji Era Tokyo. After sheltering a fleeing anarchist, Ocho encounters the three villains responsible for her father’s murder, and runs afoul of various yakuza who want her dead. A European spy (beautiful Christina Lindberg, star of Thriller – A Cruel Picture), whose sadistic diplomat boss has his own nefarious plans, complicates matters. A riproaring action saga filled with beautiful bodies, bloody swordplay, and psychedelic imagery — all beautifully photographed in a number of astonishing setpieces. Directed by Norifumi Suzuki (who fathered the Sukeban genre), Sex & Fury transcends the pop culture realm to achieve genuine art. Followed by the outrageous sequel, Female Yakuza Tale – Inquisition & Torture (also available from Panik House), it’s the best film you’ve never seen!
