Film

Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter

Name: Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1970
Cast: Meiko Kaji, Rikiya Yasuoka, Tatsuya Fuji, Jiro Okazaki, Yuki Arikawa

A 1970 Japanese exploitation film where an all-female street gang defends their mixed-race friend against a violent racist rival gang. Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter is lurid, scrappy, and unexpectedly political—a B-movie that treats its female protagonists as capable action heroes rather than decoration. It's for viewers who want their thrills raw and their gender politics refreshingly uncomplicated for the era.

TMDb rating

3.3

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