Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl (1972)
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.
Director:
Kō Nakahira
Writer:
Kaneto Shindō
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Rika Aoki as Rika |
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Kazuko Nagamoto as Reiko |
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Masami Souda as Hanako |
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Michi Nono as Junko |
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Fuminori Sato as Tetsu |
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Ryōhei Uchida as Mr Z |
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Masane Tsukayama as Numata |
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Yasuo Arakawa as Sabu |
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Sotoshi Moritsuka as Hirose |
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Yoshihiro Nakadai as Tachibana |
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Jun Ōtomo as Tabucho |
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Emiko Azuma as Reform School Director (uncredited) |
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Kotoe Hatsui as Middle-aged Lady (uncredited) |
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Kazuko Imai as Kayo |
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Kunio Otsuka as Ichikawa |
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Mamoru Hirata as Manager |
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Tamotsu Tamura as Captain |
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Sotomi Kotake as Young Kayo |
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Masako Wakamatsu as Tokiko |
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Kazuko Sakagami as Yamazaki |
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Masato Tachizawa as Head of Tachibana Group |
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Minoru Yuasa as Head of Osaka Group |
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Hiroshi Murai as Mr. Z's Henchman |
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Wakako Chihara as Kazue |
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Kyoko Suzu as Woman |
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Hitomi Ikenaga as Akemi |
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Fudeko Tanaka as Grandmother |
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Goro Daimon as Hiroshi |
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Tarō Bonten as Cameo (uncredited) |
| Directing | Kō Nakahira | Director |
| Art | Kazumasa Otani | Art Direction |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Editing | Mitsuo Kondō | Editor |
| Sound | Jiro Takemura | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tarō Bonten | Comic Book |
| Camera | Aguri Sugita | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kazuto Ansai | Producer |
| Production | Masaya Endo | Line Producer |
| Production | Michiyoshi Takashima | Producer |
| Directing | Toshinori Hishiguchi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Seichi Ichiko | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto | Gaffer |
