Underplayed Gems

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl (1972)

Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl poster
Original title
混血児リカ
Directed by
Kō Nakahira
Genre
drama, action, crime
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mixed-race teenage girl gets caught up in the violent world of girl gang rivalries in early 1970s Japan. She fights to survive and assert her identity while being targeted by both Japanese and American characters.

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What happens

『混血児リカ』（こんけつじりか）は、1972年11月26日に公開された日本映画。青木リカ主演・中平康監督・新藤兼人脚本。イレズミ漫画師・凡天太郎の『週刊明星』連載漫画の映画化。東映の女番長路線に触発され、当時の"劇画ブーム"と"スケバン映画ブーム"で、東宝と近代映画協会が、鈴木則文監督の東映スケバン映画を徹底的にマネして作った異色作。 本作以降シリーズ化され、『混血児リカ ひとりゆくさすらい旅』（1973年4月7日公開）『混血児リカ ハマぐれ子守唄』（1973年6月23日公開）の2作品が作られた。主演・青木リカと脚本・新藤兼人は3本とも同じだが、1、2作目の監督は中平で、3作目は吉村公三郎に交代している。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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