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Roaring Fire (1981)
Directed by Norifumi Suzuki
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On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly thereafter Joji goes to Japan is search of his sister and his twin brother Toru. Joji’s quickly finds his sister Chihiro who is now blind and lives with their uncle. Joji one evening accidently over hears his uncle who has ties to the criminal underworld discussing his various illegal operations. Joji ‘s eavesdropping is discovered by his uncle who offers him a chance to join the organization. Joji promptly turns his uncle’s offer down which immediately puts his life in danger.
Rated R | Length 98 minutes
Actors
Hiroyuki Sanada | Sonny Chiba | Etsuko Shihomi | Mikio Narita | Lawrence Robert Shreve | Toshiaki Minami | Tatsuo Endô | Shôtarô Hayashi | Masashi Ishibashi | Masataka Iwao | Satoshi Kurihara | Kinji Nakamura | Tsuyako Okajima | Takeo Shinkai | Shunji Sasaki | Takashi Shirai | Toshimichi Takahashi | Yoko Takano | Hiroshi Tanaka | Rikiya Yasuoka | Emi Yokoyama | Seizô Fukumoto | Mayumi Tokunaga | Tsutomu Sakai | Tatsuo Inada | Michio Kai | Makoto Kenmochi | Miki Yamashita | Miho Ezuki
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/2025 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Always neat to find another movie featuring Sanada, Chiba and Shihomi. Should probably make a list of the movies they are all in or have at least two of them. It’s a decent amount!
This one has Sanada returning to Japan to learn about the criminal dealings of his family. Chiba is a magician at the night club and Sue is his blind sister, who can still kick ass. Some crazy setpieces in Japan and Hong Kong plus lots of Sanada fighting.
Fun movie that probably has a better release than the dvd I have… I only recently bought this for 50 cents at my library.
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