The Great Chase

(1975)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 9 votes

Genres: Action

Year: 1975

Runtime: 83 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 鈴木則文

Cast: 志穂美悦子, マッハ文朱, 郷鍈治, 石橋雅史, 円山理映子, 沼田曜一, 山本昌平, 安岡力也, 浜田寅彦, 田中久子

Plot

Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug runners and assorted Japanese yakuza types. While the story is pure 70's exploitation and gritty crime drama, the best reason to see it is for the Martial Arts Action of Etsuko Shihomi. The action is over-the-top and at times hilarious (i.e. Shihomi battling the lead criminal atop a moving gondola or Shihomi battling a whip-wielding Catholic Nun).