This isn't a Sonny Chiba film, although it has the same name as the series, and he does appear briefly in the film, it features the very capable Etsuko Shihomi, one of his students.

This is her first leading role and she would make many films before achieving award status, but she is still very watchable and entertaining in this non-stop karate exhibition.

Be it Asian beanpoles armed with Nunchukas or elderly men wielding metallic claws, our lovely heroine will crush anyone who tries to prevent her from rescuing her brother from the clutches of the vile villains that hold him.

You must really like karate to watch this film as that is all there is. Be warned that there is not a lot of gore, but there is one rape scene.

Yet another roller-coaster of non-stop backside-kicking madness, this spin-off from the STREET FIGHTER franchise points the series in a totally opposite direction but doesn't fail to be any less thrilling than the previous instalment. The fact that Sonny Chiba is no longer in the leading role is eased by the fact that he does appear in the cast, albeit playing a different character, and yes, he does get to kick and kill a number of bad guys using his patented furious style. The "sister" of the title - played well by Etsuko Shihomi - is a human dynamo of action, with Shihomi's martial arts skills up there with the best and the acting element not too bad either.

The plot is as complex and as irrelevant as ever, with a bunch of drug dealers smuggling heroin inside human wigs (what the -?) and a kidnapping which leads to mucho revenge and madness. The film takes great delight in having Shihomi battle a variety of weirdly-dressed bad guys. First there are a sect of fighters with cone masks which cover their faces; then a number of lethal weapon guys with nunchucks and the like; even some Thais in leopard print wear show up to fight for a bit. There's a killer preacher, a guy in a fishnet top, another with a deadly blowgun. By appealing to public demand, the makers of this movie score a hit in a classic re-run of the showdown between Tsurugi and Junjo at the end of the first movie - yep, the guy playing Junjo is back as another baddie, and Chiba gets to kick his backside one more time.

Choreography is excellent, packed with off beat camera angles, good staging, and a wealth of interesting and exciting locations. The action never lets up, fusing together the successful combinations of sex (a parade of topless starlets) and violence (gratuitous bone-breaking, blood sprays, a ghoulish backwards-head gag, you name it) to provide a satisfying whole. Over half of the film consists of fight scenes making it impossible to dislike, and the only thing missing is Chiba's theme tune from the first three movies - it would have been great to hear that one last time as well. Otherwise, this is a great movie, really exciting, that never lets up and delivers all that it promises.

Sister Street Fighter .. interesting title. Has nothing to do with the gaming series of course, that came much later. This is about a woman, that showcases her martial art in a male dominated world. And she does quite the good job with it. And for a movie from the 70s this is quite violent and bloody. It is the weird red fake blood, but still.

This was the one that set off a series of movies ... which I reckon is not really surprising. Violence and nudity do sell, no matter the genre. Still it's refreshing to see a female lead kicking ass and taking names. The choreography cannot match with todays standards of course, but the sound effects are still just so bonkers I love them