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Criminal Woman: Killing Melody

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Calorie Rating: 117
Released: 1973-10-27
Running Time: 83 Minutes
Studios: Toei Company,


Reiko Ike stars as 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 Reiko 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 (including Yumiko Katayama and Chiyoko Kazama) and meets the Yakuza boss's girlfriend (Miki Sugimoto). Upon release Reiko 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 Reiko works her way closer to her ultimate vengeance.

Director / Directors

Shinichi Hashimoto
Assistant Director


Cast

Reiko Ike
Character: Maki
Miki Sugimoto
Character: Massayo
Yumiko Katayama
Character: Kaoru

Chiyoko Kazama
Character: Natsuko
Ryōji Hayama
Character: Boss Oba


Takeo Chii
Character: Tetsu Hamayasu





Production and Crew

Fumio Kōnami
Screenplay
Hiro Matsuda
Screenplay
Kenji Takamura
Production Coordinator

Kineo Yoshimine
Executive Producer
Masao Yagi
Original Music Composer
Masahiko Iimura
Cinematography

Hiroshi Kitagawa
Production Design
Kazuo Iriba
Production Manager

Mitsuo Katô
Still Photographer
Shiro Kuwana
Lighting Technician