Yûko Kanô

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973)

Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's more interested in cheating the government out of money than reformation. Each having their own reasons for escaping, they go their separate ways. With the help of a young mechanic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Miki Sugimoto  •  Rika Sudo  •  Ryôko Ema  •  Nobuo Kaneko

Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's more interested in cheating the government out of money than reformation. Each having their own reasons for escaping, they go their separate ways. With the help of a young mechanic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Miki Sugimoto  •  Rika Sudo  •  Ryôko Ema  •  Nobuo Kaneko

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)

Three new students at a super-strict girl's school must face off with a repressive school administration, the sadistic, murderous student discipline brigade and corrupt politicians over the murder/suicide of one of their friends. They're approached by a blackmailer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Miki Sugimoto  •  Reiko Ike  •  Seiko Saburi  •  Misuzu Ôta

Three new students at a super-strict girl's school must face off with a repressive school administration, the sadistic, murderous student discipline brigade and corrupt politicians over the murder/suicide of one of their friends. They're approached by a blackmailer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Miki Sugimoto  •  Reiko Ike  •  Seiko Saburi  •  Misuzu Ôta

Truck Rascals II: Ichibanboshi Runs Wild (1975)

The comical adventures of two long-distance truck drivers, Momojiro and Kinzo, continue. Momojiro and Eizo help bring home the father of two young children in time to celebrate New Year’s together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Masumi Harukawa  •  Shizue Abe

The comical adventures of two long-distance truck drivers, Momojiro and Kinzo, continue. Momojiro and Eizo help bring home the father of two young children in time to celebrate New Year’s together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Masumi Harukawa  •  Shizue Abe

Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (1975)

The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Junko Natsu  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Yutaka Nakajima

The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Junko Natsu  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Yutaka Nakajima

Truck Rascals III: Homesick Ichibanboshi (1976)

Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Masumi Harukawa  •  Tatsuo Umemiya

Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Masumi Harukawa  •  Tatsuo Umemiya

Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group (1973)

A nasty schoolgirl does what she pleases, under the protection of her father, who is the school principal. Another girl is not so nasty, but she is determined and tough enough to contest the girl's gang in a democratic vote - and win. That causes her trouble in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiko Shimura
CAST:  Reiko Ike  •  Yûko Kanô  •  Hiroshi Nawa  •  Yōko Mihara

A nasty schoolgirl does what she pleases, under the protection of her father, who is the school principal. Another girl is not so nasty, but she is determined and tough enough to contest the girl's gang in a democratic vote - and win. That causes her trouble in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiko Shimura
CAST:  Reiko Ike  •  Yûko Kanô  •  Hiroshi Nawa  •  Yōko Mihara

Military Comfort Woman (1974)

Movie based on a book by Kakou Senda about the use of women as sexual slaves by the Japanese Army during WW2.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Mako Midori  •  Yûko Kanô  •  Yōko Mihara

Movie based on a book by Kakou Senda about the use of women as sexual slaves by the Japanese Army during WW2.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Mako Midori  •  Yûko Kanô  •  Yōko Mihara

Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game (1974)

Released from reform school, the Girl Boss and her girl gang enter into conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Yûko Kanô  •  Noboru Shiraishi  •  Tōru Abe  •  Harumi Tajima

Released from reform school, the Girl Boss and her girl gang enter into conflict with another girl gang who are allied to the powerful Yakuza Boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Yûko Kanô  •  Noboru Shiraishi  •  Tōru Abe  •  Harumi Tajima

13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats (1975)

Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Naito
CAST:  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Ohara Misa  •  Hiroshi Nawa

Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Naito
CAST:  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Ohara Misa  •  Hiroshi Nawa

Detonation! Violent Games (1976)

Teruo Ishii's West Side Story, done as a bloody, violent, sexploitative biker gang film. It's the Red Chilis versus the Black Cats, and the chick who just may heal the divide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Koichi Iwaki  •  Masami Kuwashima  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Akira Oda

Teruo Ishii's West Side Story, done as a bloody, violent, sexploitative biker gang film. It's the Red Chilis versus the Black Cats, and the chick who just may heal the divide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Ishii
CAST:  Koichi Iwaki  •  Masami Kuwashima  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Akira Oda

New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1976)

Once again we focus on Nami Matsushima. This time she has a sister who goes missing and after getting too caught up in doing something about it, our innocent heroine is given a fifteen year sentence for a murder she didn't commit. She's sent to an all women prison ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Kohira
CAST:  Yumi Takigawa  •  Bunjaku Han  •  Yûsuke Natsu  •  Ichirō Nakatani

Once again we focus on Nami Matsushima. This time she has a sister who goes missing and after getting too caught up in doing something about it, our innocent heroine is given a fifteen year sentence for a murder she didn't commit. She's sent to an all women prison ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaka Kohira
CAST:  Yumi Takigawa  •  Bunjaku Han  •  Yûsuke Natsu  •  Ichirō Nakatani

G-String Geisha (1975)

A young geisha/prostitute working in Tokyo's entertainment district earns a measure of reknown through her powerful vaginal muscles. This newfound fame, however, also earns her the enmity of a rival geisha house. The two houses choose to settle the dispute through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukio Noda
CAST:  Megumi Hori  •  Yûko Akane  •  Maria Mitsui  •  Reiko Watahiki

A young geisha/prostitute working in Tokyo's entertainment district earns a measure of reknown through her powerful vaginal muscles. This newfound fame, however, also earns her the enmity of a rival geisha house. The two houses choose to settle the dispute through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukio Noda
CAST:  Megumi Hori  •  Yûko Akane  •  Maria Mitsui  •  Reiko Watahiki