13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
1975 [JAPANESE]
Action / Crime / Drama
Director
Top cast
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Solid action. Weak story.
Does the job
Another action vehicle for Etsuko Shihomi, here appearing in something approaching a girl gang movie - they're even called the Stray Cats! Aside from that early plotting it's business as usual, with Shihomi up against a vicious Yakuza gang who think nothing of turning innocents into drug-addled prostitutes. It's a film that gets more violent as it progresses, as the stakes raise, leading to a typically frenetic and bloody climax. The action is wall-to-wall and enjoyable and the running time is short, so there's little to dislike. Not a top tier production, but it does the job.







