| The Return Of The Street Fighter (1975) Cast:Sonny Chiba,Goichi Yamada,Yoko Ichiji This time the world's favorite mean spirited and unpleasant Street Fighter takes on the Yakuza, who have hired Chiba to kill a couple people in police custody, however when Chiba is asked to kill the karate teacher from the original he bulks and finds himself dodging yakuza assassins left and right, as well as the guy from the first movie who got his throat ripped out. A decent enough sequel that disappoints because of its lack of freshness in comparison to the excellent original. As far as these things go, this one is above average for the genre and the fight sequences are all well staged too. I recommend it because Sonny Chiba's Street Fighter character is just so fascinating and because he really is one of the most memorable anti-heroes of our time. As usual Chiba's effortless charisma makes this worth watching and a little of this goes a long way for the genre fan. However in comparison to the original this movie just doesn't compare. It's not as fresh, it feels rushed and sometimes things get a tad slow (though never too boring) and without the freshness and only some of the excitement of the original this one is recommended but not as highly as the original.D.Shigehiro Ozawa*** |