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MASTER SCORE 62.5 / 100
1973·Action / Crime / Thriller·1h 26m

CRIMINAL WOMAN: KILLING MELODY

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.

Above the Line
Atsushi Mihori·DirectorHirō Matsuda·ScreenplayFumio Kōnami·ScreenplayMasahiko Iimura·Director of PhotographyMasao Yagi·Original Music ComposerFumio Soda·Editor
Cast
Reiko Ike·MakiMiki Sugimoto·MassayoYumiko Katayama·KaoruChiyoko Kazama·NatsukoMasami SôdaRyōji Hayama·Boss ObaShinzō HottaSeiya SatōKeiichi KitagawaTooru Hanada
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 2
Atsushi Mihori·DirectorShinichi Hashimoto·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Hirō Matsuda·ScreenplayFumio Kōnami·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Masahiko Iimura·Director of PhotographyMitsuo Katô·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Fumio Soda·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Masao Yagi·Original Music ComposerYozo Uchida·Sound
Art & Design· 1
Hiroshi Kitagawa·Production Design
Production· 3
Kineo Yoshimine·Executive ProducerKenji Takamura·Production CoordinatorKazuo Iriba·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Shiro Kuwana·Gaffer
By the Numbers
62.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
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0
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