The Street Fighter

Terry Tsurugi, a highly skilled mercenary martial artist, takes on dangerous jobs for the highest bidder. He finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a powerful Yakuza organization and a ruthless corporate executive. As he fights his way through various deadly opponents, Tsurugi uncovers a plot to extort money through kidnapping and murder, leading to a brutal showdown.

The Street Fighter was a controversial but highly successful film, primarily due to its graphic violence and gore, which was unprecedented for its time, especially in martial arts films. It became a cult classic and a significant entry in the exploitation film genre, praised for its relentless action and Sonny Chiba's iconic performance, though criticized by some for its brutality.

• Praised for its groundbreaking and visceral martial arts choreography.

• Criticized for its extreme and shocking levels of on-screen violence.

• Sonny Chiba's performance as Terry Tsurugi is considered iconic and a major draw.

Google audience: Audience reception is largely divided between those who appreciate its raw, unadulterated action and cult status, and those who are repelled by its explicit violence.

The film's extreme violence led to it being heavily edited or banned in several countries upon its initial release.