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Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

1972 · 86 min

A stylish, slow-burning revenge tale with a cool, stoic heroine navigating the shadowy underworld of 1970s Tokyo.

Overview
Meiko Kaji reprises her role as Nami, a vengeful female gang leader, in the second installment of this high-action series that casts a new actor -- martial arts legend Sonny Chiba -- in the role of Nami's loyal friend Ryuji. This time around, Nami is looking for Hoshiden, the man who murdered her father and shattered her once-hopeful childhood. But living under an assumed name, Hoshiden could stay hidden forever.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • loyalty
  • crime
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Written by
Isao Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Starring
Meiko Kaji, Sonny Chiba, Fujio Suga, Junzaburō Ban, Tamayo Mitsukawa, Shingo Yamashiro, Tōru Yuri, Yukie Kagawa
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
86 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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