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Mei (Meiko Kaji) is the head of a rather insignificant girl gang - a
bunch of young and sexy chicks who love to get into the occasional street
fight, no more ... but then they run into a rival gang who are in league
with the Seiyu clan, and the Seiyus are mean motherfuckers - but Mei and
her girls are saved at the last moment by tough-as-nails biker chick Ako
(Akiko Wada), a girl Mei has picked up only a few hours earlier. And Ako
decides to stick around with Mei's girls, too, helping them save one of
the girls (Yuka Ohashi) from being burned to life by the Seiyus, even
though the odds were against them ... Mei is in love with Michio (Koji
Wada), who's a nice guy really, but has one fail, he wants to become a
member of the Seiyu gang - not because he's such a badass gangster, but
because of the money promised. To ensure he's accepted into the gang, he
assures Seiyu sub-commander Hanada (Gogo Mutsumi) he'll convince his
friend, championship boxer Kelly (Ken Sanders) to lose a fight. Kelly
agrees, but at the fight, when especially Mei's girls, oblivious to the
manipulation, egg him on, Kelly's pride gets the better of him and he wins
after all - which leads to Hanada's men kidnapping Michio to torture and
kill him. Again thanks to Ako, Mei and her girls break Michio free - but
now Hanada, whose eye is cut out in the process, is really mad, and he,
his local leader Katsuya (Tatsuya Fuji), and the whole gang get really
angry and now they want Michio found and killed - and with each new
stand-off it gets tighter for the girls ... Now plotwise, and
even despite carrying a strong feminist message, Stray Cat Rock:
Juvenile Delinquent Boss does anything but tread new ground, girl gang
films and gangster flicks as such, have been around for decades in the
1970s - but this movie is a definite document of its time, it has 1970s
cool written all over it, whether it's for its rather garish fashion
choices or its many psychedelic rock tunes played throughout, the typical
coolness of the day or its loving depiction of then current vehicles (most
of all apparent in a breathtaking chase motorbike vs buggy, that involves
both vehicles going up and down multiple stairs) - everything in this
movie is just exciting in a retro yet totally not old-fashioned way. Plus
even though the movie might not be going especially in-depth, it's a great
ride from beginning to end, with plenty of action, nastiness (though it
doesn't get too explicit), and even the occasional melodramatic moment,
all captured in a completely stylish way. Totally worth a look! First
in a series of five movies, but these are only connected by theme and
their lead actress Meiko Kaji, there are no recurring characters.
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