The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974) is a movie in my DVD collection that I recently rewatched on Tubi. The storyline follows karate icon Tsurugi who is hired by the government to retrieve a tape with details on how to make a special blend of heroin. When he's double crossed he looks for revenge on those who set him up.
This movie is directed by Shigehiro Ozawa (Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist) and stars Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill), Reiko Ike (Sex & Fury), Yutaka Nakamura (Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance), Kôji Wada (Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss) and Tatsuo Endô (Audition).
This is definitely the worst of the trilogy but still has many of the elements that made the series so great. The soundtrack is excellent, the dialogue is hilarious and the training scenes are a lot of fun. Chiba remains as ruthless as ever and you can't have a Street Fighter movie without a legendary fight sequence in the rain. The final fight is worthwhile but the plot and premise did lack and feel like an excuse to make another Street Fighter movie.
Overall, this movie doesn't live up to the greatness of the first film and is even a step down from the second picture but is still worth a viewing. I would score this a 5-5.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is directed by Shigehiro Ozawa (Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist) and stars Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill), Reiko Ike (Sex & Fury), Yutaka Nakamura (Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance), Kôji Wada (Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss) and Tatsuo Endô (Audition).
This is definitely the worst of the trilogy but still has many of the elements that made the series so great. The soundtrack is excellent, the dialogue is hilarious and the training scenes are a lot of fun. Chiba remains as ruthless as ever and you can't have a Street Fighter movie without a legendary fight sequence in the rain. The final fight is worthwhile but the plot and premise did lack and feel like an excuse to make another Street Fighter movie.
Overall, this movie doesn't live up to the greatness of the first film and is even a step down from the second picture but is still worth a viewing. I would score this a 5-5.5/10 and strongly recommend it.