Sex and Fury
1973 1h 28m movie Film Japan

Sex and Fury

不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶

“The Biography of the Woman Boss of Bad Girls...”

Synopsis

不良姐御伝 猪の鹿お蝶

“The Biography of the Woman Boss of Bad Girls…”

Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shonusuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.

The 1972–1974 Japan Window

69 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sex and Fury sits at position #58.

  1. Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
    #1

    Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

    ★ 8.5 · 1972

  2. Great Mazinger
    #2

    Great Mazinger

    ★ 8.1 · 1974

  3. Mazinger Z
    #3

    Mazinger Z

    ★ 7.9 · 1972

  4. The Last Samurai
    #4

    The Last Samurai

    ★ 7.8 · 1974

  5. Lady Snowblood
    #5

    Lady Snowblood

    ★ 7.6 · 1973

  6. Pastoral: To Die in the Country
    #6

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    ★ 7.6 · 1974

  7. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
    #7

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

    ★ 7.5 · 1972

  8. Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
    #8

    Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

    ★ 7.5 · 1972

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Sex and Fury. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Toei Company

The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sex and Fury premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
77
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,812 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,478 of 1,714 (top 86%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Spoken Languages Japanese, English
Production Companies Toei Company
Runtime 1h 28m
Release Date February 17, 1973
IMDb tt0070085

Themes & Motifs

  • corruption
  • eroticism
  • sword fight
  • revenge
  • murder
  • tragic love
  • female yakuza
  • pink film

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