{"product_id":"5027035020334-sister-street-fighter-collection","title":"Sister Street Fighter Collection","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the massive success of The Street Fighter, the Toei Company decided to build a new karate series around a female lead, and cast a young actress who had appeared in a cameo role alongside her mentor Sonny Chiba. Still a teenager at the time, Etsuko Shihomi exploded onscreen in her first leading role and created a new character type: a tough fighter who was fierce, fearless, good-hearted, and decidedly non-sexualised, a departure from Toei s typical formula.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1974 s Sister Street Fighter, Shihomi is the half-Chinese, half-Japanese Li Koryu, who travels to Yokohama to investigate the disappearance of her brother, an undercover cop. Li discovers a smuggling ring run by a drug lord with his own personal army of deadly fighters, and must penetrate his evil lair with the help of a fellow karate master (played by Chiba). Shihomi and director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (Wolf Guy) made two additional films based on the same character over the next year, Sister Street Fighter: Hanging By A Thread and Return Of The Sister Street Fighter, with a final unrelated follow-up (Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist) helmed by original Street Fighter director Shigehiro Ozawa appearing in 1976.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenre entertainment of the highest order, the Sister Street Fighter films are a wild ride through some of the best exploitation cinema Japan produced in the 1970s. Funky and over-the-top, filled with wall-to-wall action, and featuring some of the craziest villains ever depicted onscreen, the series embodies female power in a male-dominated genre and is a magnificent showcase for the physical presence and martial arts skills of its lead star.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * High Definition digital transfers of all four films\u003cbr\u003e * High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations\u003cbr\u003e * Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio\u003cbr\u003e * Original English dubbed audio for Sister Street Fighter\u003cbr\u003e * New optional English subtitle translation for all four films\u003cbr\u003e * English SDH subtitles for the English dub for Sister Street Fighter\u003cbr\u003e * New video interviews with actor Shinichi Sonny Chiba, director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, and screenwriter Masahiro Kakefuda\u003cbr\u003e * Original Japanese theatrical trailers for all four films\u003cbr\u003e * Original U.S. theatrical trailer for Sister Street Fighter, plus original English opening titles to the film\u003cbr\u003e * Original German theatrical trailer for Sister Street Fighter, plus original German opening titles to the film\u003cbr\u003e * Stills and poster gallery\u003cbr\u003e * Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Kungfubob O Brien\u003cbr\u003e * FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet featuring writing on the series by Patrick Macias and a new essay on the U.S. release of Toei s karate films by Chris Poggiali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31863429726305,"sku":"5027035020334","price":19.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_3003317_1139057_jpg.jpg?v=1779828764","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5027035020334-sister-street-fighter-collection","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}