Japan Synopsis
殺人拳２
“The incredible Sonny Chiba is back! And he's meaner than ever!”
Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi returns to take on a Yakuza family that may be embezzling money from charities to finance their own operations. Both the police and the Yakuza find themselves battling Tsurugi, but Tsurugi's fight ultimately is with the mob, and he concentrates on them.
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The 1973–1975 Japan Window
In the crowded 1973-1975 Japan release window, Return of the Street Fighter sits at #51 of 71. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
1974 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 27 titles released, including Return of the Street Fighter. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (197 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1974.
The 416th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
65 audience reviews — more than 69% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (69th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,700 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,443 of 1,714 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company, New Line Cinema |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | April 27, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0073623 |