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Release, runtime and language
1973 · 88 mins · Japanese
Directed by
Ryuichi Takamori
Starring
Hideo Murota, Sonny Chiba, Rikiya Yasuoka, Chū Takatsuki, Saburo Date, Rinichi Yamamoto

Karate master and anti‑drug vigilante Chiba returns to Japan, holds a press conference announcing his goal to wipe out the drug trade, and offers his services as a bodyguard to anyone with information on the lords. A mysterious woman soon appears, claiming crucial intel and asking for protection, leaving Chiba to question her true motives.

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