Sister Street Fighter
1974 1h 26m movie Film Japan

Sister Street Fighter

女必殺拳

“He's a one man army. She's a one woman death squad.”

Synopsis

女必殺拳

“He's a one man army. She's a one woman death squad.”

Li Mansei is a martial-arts champion turned undercover agent. When he is captured by a drug lord, his sister Li Koryu turns to his former martial-arts school, including the powerful Sonny Kawasaka, for help in the inevitable battle royale.

Other Titles From Toei Company

Action + Crime in Japan

188 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sister Street Fighter itself).

The 1973–1975 Japan Window

Sister Street Fighter holds position #36 of 71 Japan films in the 1973–1975 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Great Mazinger
    #1

    Great Mazinger

    ★ 8.1 · 1974
  2. Dersu Uzala
    #2

    Dersu Uzala

    ★ 8.0 · 1975
  3. The Last Samurai
    #3

    The Last Samurai

    ★ 7.8 · 1974
  4. Lady Snowblood
    #4

    Lady Snowblood

    ★ 7.6 · 1973
  5. Pastoral: To Die in the Country
    #5

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    ★ 7.6 · 1974
  6. Ikkyū-san
    #6

    Ikkyū-san

    ★ 7.5 · 1975
  7. Belladonna of Sadness
    #7

    Belladonna of Sadness

    ★ 7.4 · 1973
  8. Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
    #8

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    ★ 7.4 · 1973

The 1970s Japan Landscape

1974 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 27 titles released, including Sister Street Fighter. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (197 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1974.

The 427th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

34
Reviews
54th
Review-volume percentile
33rd
Popularity percentile

34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (54th percentile) outruns trending popularity (33th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
34
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,132 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,233 of 1,714 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesToei Company, New Line Cinema
Runtime1h 26m
Release DateAugust 31, 1974
IMDbtt0073714