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Hail New Line Cinema! The release of the epic chop-socky
"Streetfighter" series has finally happened! Now you can get
"The Streetfighter," "Return of the Streetfighter,"
and "Streetfighter’s Last Revenge" in their re-mastered, uncut,
and widescreen glory! The quintessential "Samurai
Saturday" masterpieces, these films drip the sleek,
antihero, anti-establishment wonder that is associated with the
early 1970s.
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Sonny Chiba is Terry Suguri, a heartless, cold-blooded, killer for
hire . . . and he’s the hero! In "Streetfighter’s Last Revenge"
(our review pick of the week), Sonny is hired by an organized
crime gang to obtain the secret formula for processing heroin at
the incredibly cheap price of $200 per pound. Posing as a cop,
he steals the tapes only to be double-crossed by his employers,
who quickly learn that Terry Suguri is not a man to be messed with.
Two audio tapes must be played in conjunction in order for the
formula to be heard - and Sonny has one of the tapes still in
his position. What follows is the classic "Streetfighter" set up:
Sonny is chased/chases the evil triad members. He must
learn a new kung-fu form (accompanied by childhood B&W flashback
in which his father’s killer tells him to "Harden your body. Become
a number one man!"). Then, after dispatching several dozen
gang members, Chiba must fight the triad kung-fu master during
a nighttime rain storm.
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