Konketsuji Rika

1972 [JAPANESE]

Action / Crime / Drama

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IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 269 269

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First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half-Japanese/half-American woman who becomes the tough-as-nails leader of an all-girl crime gang.


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Reviewed by Uriah43 5 / 10

Alone and Always Out-Numbered

Born because her Japanese mother was raped by an American soldier, "Rica" (Rika Aoki) endures a harsh childhood and gradually forms an all-girl gang who fear nothing. However, when they tangle with the Yakuza "Tachibana Gang" things don't go well for them as Rica is carted off by the police for murder while the rest of the women are brutally raped and then sold into sex slavery in Vietnam. Vowing to get even with the Tachibana Gang she escapes from the detention facility but not before earning the enmity of the leader of the female prisoners named "Reiko" (Kazuko Nagamoto). Alone and always out-numbered Rica does the best that she can as she faces countless new obstacles that stand in the way of obtaining her revenge. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film suffered from a couple of flaws which repeated themselves throughout the movie. For example, the fight scenes were rather clumsy and could have used more attention to detail. Likewise, some of the special effects were almost laughable and in need of improvement as well. Even so, the movie wasn't too bad overall and managed to keep my attention for the most part. For that reason I rate it as about average.

Reviewed by RaulFerreiraZem 5 / 10

Konketsuji Rika

Not as good as the Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto sukeban films by a long shot but still kind of entertaining for fans of these kinds of films. Konketsuji Rika moves astoundingly fast, like so fast it feels like watching 2 or three movies in a sequence rather than one. The plot loses itself quite a bit and it might be hard to follow at times too. To me however what makes this one not stand out in the slightest is the fact that, while it is gorier than its peers, it also has a lot less charisma. The acting is mediocre, the soundtrack is okay; literally nothing in this one makes it stand out; While films like Terriffying girls highschool lynch law had the star power from both Miki and Reiko and also the unarguably better direction from Norifumi Suzuki and the better soundtrack and the better script, Konketsuji Rika has the most convoluted script and the most gore and that is about it.

Reviewed by jmaruyama 6 / 10

An interesting but flawed "Pinky Violence" film by Toho...

"Konketsuji Rika" was Toho studio's attempt to compete and trump rival Toei's "Pinky Violence" 70s exploitation films like "Sukeban Bancho" (1973), "Sukeban Guerilla" (1972), "The Zubeko Bancho" series(1970-1974) and "The Sukeban Blues" series (1971-1973).

The plot of "Rika" shares many similar themes with the Toei movies which it tried to emulate...you have the noble "sukeban" (bad girl)heroine who seemed to always make the wrong decisions in life, and who try as she might could not escape the bitter life of crime and revenge.

All the elements of a typical Pinky Violence film were present: the bitter rivalries between beautiful gang leaders, the skimpy 70s fashions and go-go boots, the tragic love romance between the heroine and a strong but equally noble male Yakuza, the obligatory rape scenes and cat fights and the unapologetic and often gratuitous scenes of grim violence and over-the-top action.

Star Aoki Rika isn't pretty like other Sukeban heroines such as Ike Reiko, Sugimoto Rika and Oshida Reiko. She doesn't have the stunt woman background of Shihomi Etsuko and is not as graceful or alluring as Kaji Meiko. What makes her unique is that she is a "half" (Caucasian/Asian "hapa" mix) and is tall (she often stands considerably taller than her opponents both male and female). She is more of a tough brawler and she fights almost like a man with a lot of punching, kicking and wrestling involved. She is Tamara Dobson's "Cleopatra Jones" to Pam Grier's "Coffy".

There are parts were it is obvious that Rika is being doubled for a male stuntman especially in the end where we see her riding a motorcycle. I can't tell if her fights are also like that but it could be as Rika looks very "mannish" in some of her fight scenes.

The acting is bad but it is basically on the same level as other Pinky Violence movies. Aoki Rika "lip syncs" a lot of her singing in the movie and I wonder how much of her dialog is also dubbed (sometimes it seems like the voice track doesn't quite match her lips).

I was hoping that more focus would be placed on her unique ethnic, mixed background as Toho did in the similar but much better "Noraneko Rock: Sex Hunter" but unfortunately very little mention was made regarding this. Rika did have an interesting friend in fellow mixed cell-mate Hanako (Souda Masumi playing a mixed "hapa" Black/Asian), who is in love with a G.I. trying to avoid the Vietnam War.

I kind of wish that the producers had gotten someone like Yamamoto Linda, Komaki Risa or Mitchie Love to play the heroine but then again maybe Aoki Rika's rough look is keeping with the tone of the movie.

In the end "Konketsuji Rika" is a good attempt by Toho to match Toei's Pinky Violence films but is neither one of the best nor one or the worst of the genre. It is an interesting if but flawed piece of Japanese sexploitation and 70s violence cinema that is more of curiosity piece and will appeal to die hard fans of the genre.

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