Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival (1971) is a action, drama film directed by Norifumi Suzuki.

The fourth film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. The protagonist, played by Bunta Sugawara sides with female boss Yumiko Nogawa to fight evil Hiroshi Nawa, who at one point employs rebellious young hood Tsunehiko Watase and Kagawa. Tatsuo Umemiya also shows up as a cool, leather jacket gunman who gains Sugawara’s respect despite playing for the opposing team. What eventually keeps this film from being as good as the first is the loose script that doesn’t really tie all the fun stuff into a coherent package. Much is forgiven however when the last 20 minutes arrives with several visually striking set pieces (including one death scene stylized to the point of ridiculousness) and a terrific final massacre. This was Suzuki’s last contribution to the series; the fifth and final picture would be helmed by Takashi Harada.

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Masaru Kokubun

Yumiko Nogawa

Shizue Takigawa

Tatsuo Umemiya

Takashi Shinohara (Taku The Heart)

Tsunehiko Watase

Tatsumi Eiji

Toshiaki Minami

Goro Sanuki

Hiroshi Nawa

Ryujiro Tsuchida

Tatsuo Endō

Detective Inukai

Yukie Kagawa

High Jack

Riri Sasaki

Fat Lady

Takuzō Kawatani

Kazuo Tsukamoto

Kunio Kaga

Tameyoshi Yazaki

Shōtarō Hayashi

Yoshikazu Gondo