Anyone who hasn't seen The Street Fighter should do so immediately. This is the film that introduced me to Japanese exploitation and will always have a special place for me. Chiba's face-pulling, the x-ray shot, the ultra-violence, the fashions, there's so much to recommend it.
Once you've seen it you should immediately get hold of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, then The Razor, Lady Snowblood, Bohachi Bushido and Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs. You'll be a fully-blown Japanese exploitation fan after that. Fantastic stuff.
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