Storyline
In 1979 Toei president Shigeru Okada saw the future. More precisely, he saw Walter Hill's The Warriors in the US prior to its Japanese opening. Okada rushed back to make his own version. "Towards the 80! Our era! Now filming!" the trailer exclaimed. The plot is roughly the same as in The Warriors except this time the chased gang has to make it from Kobe to Tokyo and the leader's got the enemy's sister handcuffed to him. Hardly great cinema, but undeniably entertaining with frantic pacing, loads of music and even a massive roller blade street chase! As a vision of future, it wasn't too far off if the future was defined as 80s rock, bad fashion and comic book films.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Ken Tanaka
Masanori Machida
Kazuo Kainose
Kinya Sugi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Eiichi Tsuyama
Mina Asami
Chieko Sekita
Teruo Shimizu
Shigeki Ishii
Masato Hoshi
Frequently Asked Questions
Violent Fighters was released on October 6, 1979.
The runtime of Violent Fighters is 1h 26m.
Violent Fighters is a Action, Drama, Crime movie.
Violent Fighters has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
Violent Fighters is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Violent Fighters was directed by Teruo Ishii.
The main cast of Violent Fighters includes Ken Tanaka, Masanori Machida, Kazuo Kainose.
Violent Fighters is originally in Japanese.