Criminal Woman: Killing Melody

Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (1973)
Director: Atsushi Mihori
Starring: Reiko Ike, Miki Sugimoto
Personal Rating: 5/5

"Reiko Ike stars as Maki, the daughter of a man who has been pushed into drug dealing by the local Yakuza mob. Having outlived his usefulness to the gang he is murdered and Maki is gang raped, leading her to attempt a knife attack on the Yakuza boss (Ryoji Hayama) at a swank nightclub. Failing to kill him she ends up in prison, where she befriends a crew of other malcontents and meets the Yakuza boss's girlfriend (Miki Sugimoto). Upon release Maki reassembles her mob and launches a Machiavellian scheme to engineer a gang war between Hayama's Oba Industries and the formerly dominant Hamayasu Clan. The rival gangs begin killing each other off and Maki works her way closer to her ultimate vengeance."

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The Cat O'Nine Tails

The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971)
Director: Dario Argento
Starring: Karl Malden, James Franciscus
Personal Rating: 2/5

"When a simple robbery at a research institute leads to a series of brutal murders, a blind puzzle maker (Karl Malden) and a tenacious reporter (James Franciscus) begin their own investigation of the crimes. With nine different clues to follow, they uncover a shocking web of twisted genetics and dark sexual secrets that will finally lead them to a shattering climax of violence and suspense. "

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The Young Avenger

The Young Avenger (1972)
Director: Yueh Feng
Starring: Shih Szu
Personal Rating: 4.5/5

"After a career spanning more than forty years and dozens of films as director or writer, Yueh Feng used everything he learned on a final few martial arts epics, of which this is one of the most memorable. It's not easy to forget a hunchbacked, one-armed protagonist, nor the "Poisonous Dragon Sword" style, nor the luminous and lethal Shih Szu as the title swordsman, who is out to avenge her father's death at the mid-autumn festival."

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Bewitched

Bewitched (1981)
Director: Kuei Chih-Hung
Starring: Ai Fei, Huan Chin-Sang
Personal Rating: 2.5/5

"In America, it's the title of a beloved supernatural sitcom. But in Hong Kong, it's the name of a stunning horror film from the director who also helmed the equally riveting Hex. It all starts when a noble police detective starts investigating a child killer's claims of an evil spell, then it doesn't let up until the final, bloated, maggot-ridden cadaver falls."

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Lady With A Sword

Lady With A Sword (1971)
Director: Kao Pao-Shu
Starring: Lily Ho
Personal Rating: 4.5/5

"In Lady With A Sword, Kao Pao-Shu showed that women could successfully direct a "heroic swordsman" film using a swordswoman bent on revenge. Kao cast Shaw's darling Lily Ho as the embittered swordswoman searching for the man who murdered her sister. The man turns out to be her fiance' but her nihilistic fate stays true to lone swordswoman form."

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