This is the 2nd in the Stray Cat Rock series and the first hour or so of it kinda meanders about as we follow the exploits of a gang as they get into fights with the rival rich kid gang, piss off the police by showing their bare asses on the beach and drive around in their jeep. There's also one crazy member who loves guns and old-timey swimsuits. Then for the last half-hour it morphs into a heist film where those guns come into play and we get a very WILD BUNCH-esque ending complete with a machine gun. Also Charles Bronson shows up on a billboard for Mandom cologne.
Having watched the 3rd film in this series first and being blown away by it I'm still trying to find another one that matches that film in intensity and while this one is quite stylish and has a similarly great soundtrack I think it lacks in the plot for a lot of the run-time. There's still 2 more films in the series that I need to give a chance.
The director here, Toshiya Fujita, would go on to direct the 2 LADY SNOWBLOOD movies with Meiko Kaji, who stars here also.
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