The Street Fighter is one of Quentin Tarantino's favorite films. He
even featured Sonny Chiba in Kill Bill as a sign of respect for the
Japanese actor. This is one of Chiba's best and most well known
movies. Imagine Bruce Lee on steroids and you get Sonny's character
Terry Tsurugi. This is one of the goriest kung-fu flicks out
there. I mean, when Chiba rips off a guys balls right through his
pants for trying to rape his girl, you know this film is hardcore.
The fight scenes are full of cracked bones, bashed skulls, and plenty
of internal bleeding. One scene that sticks out in my mind is the
fight between Terry and the blind Samurai. Sonny uses a set of steel
armbands to fend of a sword and ends up cracking the samurais
skull with his forearms. Very cool scene. The Street Fighter is one
of my favorite movies and I recommend it to anyone that likes kung fu
flicks. To those who are a squeamish at the sight of blood, you might
want to stay away from this movie because...
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