TMDb6.7 / 10

The Great Chase (1975)

Name: The Great Chase
Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Genre: Action
Released: 1975-04-26
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Etsuko Shihomi, Mach Fumiake, Eiji Gō, Masashi Ishibashi, Rieko Maruyama

83 min · Japan · Dir. Norifumi Suzuki

Action 1975 movies

Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug runners and assorted Japanese yakuza types. While the story is pure 70's exploitation and gritty crime drama, the best reason to see it is for the Martial Arts Action of Etsuko Shihomi. The action is over-the-top and at times hilarious (i.e. Shihomi battling the lead criminal atop a moving gondola or Shihomi battling a whip-wielding Catholic Nun).