The defence The Big-Idea Head
“Momentum is a formal choice.”
The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.
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The Street Fighter
Action · Crime · Thriller · 1974
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Movie details
The Street Fighter
“If you've got to fight - fight dirty!”
1974 Action · Crime · Thriller 1h 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Street Fighter?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Shigehiro Ozawa
Written by
Motohiro Torii · Kōji Takada
Sonny Chiba
Takuma Tsurugi
Etsuko Shihomi
Nachi Shikenbaru
Goichi Yamada
Rakuda Zhang
Masashi Ishibashi
Tateki Shikenbaru
Yutaka Nakajima
Sarai Chuayut
Masafumi Suzuki
Kendo Masaoka
Fumio Watanabe
Renzo Mutaguchi
Court is in session
Put The Street Fighter on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.