GP Museum Soft K.K. (K.K. GP Myûjiamu Sofuto) released Tôru Ichikawa's Sekiryû no onna on DVD and VHS in Japan today (November 25th); the DVD is available for order from Twitch affiliate YesAsia.com (Hong Kong) Ltd.. Hasegawa Shôten Entertainment Y.K. (Y.K. Hasegawa Shôten Entâteimento) released the movie theatrically in Japan on October 14th.
As was previously reported here on Twitch, the screenplay for Sekiryû no onna was written by Ken'ichi Suemitsu and Eikichi Hasegawa (who was also one of the movie's producers). The movie's principal cast is as follows (listed order corresponds to order on official subsite): Yû Misaki, Kenji Takechi, Ken'ichi Endô, Tatsuya Gashûin, Kenji Ôba, Kentarô Shimazu (Shimadu Kentarô), (Ken'ichi) Suemitsu, Shingo Soejima, Hiroshi Shima, Tôru Onji, Yoshihisa Sadoyama, Kôji Hatta, Naho Izumi, Hotaru Akane, Kazuo Unoyama, Fumiya Tôei, Ryôji Okamoto, Makoto Inamori, Chise Miyara, Ippo Nakata, Kyôko Mitani, Kiyo Yoshizawa, and Miwa Hasegawa.
Those who are interested in Sekiryû no onna may also wish to read this Twitch article on Hajime Hashimoto's Yakuza Wives: Burning Desire (Gokudô no onna-tachi: jôen), which starred Reiko Takashima and Aya Sugimoto.
Sekiryû no onna trailer (streaming RealMedia)
Sekiryû no onna official subsite
GP Museum Soft: Sekiryû no onna (w/ trailer)
YesAsia.com: Sekiryû no onna sale DVD
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YouTube: Yakuza Wives: Burning Desire trailer page
YesAsia.com: Yakuza Wives: Burning Desire sale DVD
As if we needed further proof that Kenichi Endou will act in absolutely ANYTHING...
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