Zenka onna: Koroshi-bushi

Name: Zenka onna: Koroshi-bushi
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1973-10-27
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Reiko Ike, Chiyoko Kazama, Masami Sôda, Yumiko Katayama, Shinzô Hotta

IMDb ID: tt0451984 · Year: 1973 · Rating: 6.9 (570 votes)

Genres: Action · Crime · Thriller

After her father is exploited and killed by a yakuza gang, a tough woman, fresh out of prison, exacts her revenge over said gang with the help of three girls she met in prison.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (English)
United States: Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (DVD Title)
United States: Criminal Woman: Killing Melody
World-wide: Ex-Convict Women (English, Alternative Title)
World-wide: The Female Avenger (English, Alternative Title)
Japan: 前科おんな殺し節 (Japanese)
Criminal Woman: Killing MelodyRelease Date1973-10-27Runtime86 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews10Critic Reviews8Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsgang rape
yakuza
rape victim
revenge
rapeProduction CompaniesToei CompanyIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451984/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0451984.jpgUpdated At2025-06-07T07:36:14

Directors

Atsushi Mihori

Writers

Fumio Kônami
Hirô Matsuda

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Reiko Ike | Character: Maki Hashima
Actor: Chiyoko Kazama | Character: Natsuko Kimura
Actor: Masami Sôda | Character: Yukie Nakagawa
Actor: Yumiko Katayama | Character: Kaoru Ashida
Actor: Shinzô Hotta | Character: Hayami
Actor: Seiya Satô | Character: Sugai
Actor: Keiichi Kitagawa | Character: Yabuki
Actor: Tooru Hanada | Character: Ogata
Actor: Bontarō Miake | Character: Yasutarô Hamada(Hamayasu)
Actor: Hiroshi Date | Character: Ôshima
Actor: Hirohisa Nakata | Character: Miyamoto
Actor: Naoyuki Sugano | Character: Teruo
Actor: Yoshio Hyaku | Character: Shintarô Hashima
Actor: Hōsei Komatsu | Character: Kamejirô Awano
Actor: Kiyome Takemura | Character: Female Prisoner A
Actor: Toshie Kokabu | Character: Female Prisoner B
Actor: Fumie Shô | Character: Female Prisoner C
Actor: Hisako Yaohara | Character: Female Prisoner D
Actor: Yôko Kôno | Character: Female Prisoner E
Actor: Tetsuya Kikawa | Character: Ôba's Henchman 1
Actor: Tadashi Takatsuki | Character: Ôba's Henchman 2
Actor: Kôji Sawada | Character: Ôba's Henchman 3
Actor: Shigeru Yokoyama | Character: Ôba's Henchman 4
Actor: Tatsuya Kameyama | Character: Hamayasua's Henchman 2
Actor: Takashi Takano | Character: Detective
Actor: Tōru Yuri | Character: Middle-aged Man
Actor: Ryōji Hayama | Character: Boss Kiichi Oba
Actor: Takeo Chii | Character: Tetsu Hamada
Actor: Miki Sugimoto | Character: Masayo Tani

[Directors Group]
Name: Atsushi Mihori | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Fumio Kônami | Role: Writer
Name: Hirô Matsuda | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Kenji Takamura | Role: Producer
Name: Kineo Yoshimine | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Masao Yagi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Masahiko Iimura | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Fumio Soda | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Hiroshi Kitagawa | Role: Production Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Kazuo Iriba | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Shinichi Hashimoto | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Yôzô Uchida | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Mitsuo Katô | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shirô Kuwana | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451984/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: October 27, 1973
United States: December 6, 2005 (video premiere)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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