Girl Boss Guerilla

Infobox Film
name = Girl Boss Guerilla


image_size =
caption = Poster of "Girl Boss Guerilla" (1972)
director = Norifumi Suzuki
producer = Kanji Amao
writer = Takayuki Minagawa
Norifumi Suzuki
starring = Miki Sugimoto
Reiko Ike
music = Toshiaki Tsushima
cinematography = Shigeru Akatsuka
editing = Tadao Kanda
distributor = Toei
released = flagicon|Japan August 12, 1972
runtime = 84 min.
country = Japan
language = Japanese
budget =
preceded_by = Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Challenge
followed_by = Girl Boss
website =
amg_id = 1:354323
imdb_id = 0451930

nihongo|"Girl Boss Guerilla"|女番長ゲリラ|"Sukeban gerira" is a 1972 Japanese film in the "sukeban" (delinquent girl) sub-genre of Toei's "Pinky violence" style of "Pink film". The third in the seven-film "Girl Boss" series, it was directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starred Miki Sugimoto and Reiko Ike.

Cast

* Miki Sugimoto
* Reiko Ike

Critical appraisal

Allmovie critic Donald Guarisco calls "Girl Boss Guerilla" a "prototypical example of Japan's homegrown 'pinky violence' genre," adding "Miki Sugimoto and Reiko Ike make for charismatic and believable 'tough gal' leads, Suzuki directs the film with vigor, and the finished film benefits from the high production values and slickness inherent to Japanese exploitation films of this era." He warns that the film "isn't for all tastes, mainly because the eroticized S & M torture scenes might make some viewers squirm. Also, the film features sudden bursts of slapstick comedy that will leave others scratching their heads in confusion." Guarisco concludes that the film "is a schlocky item with limited appeal, but its eccentric, full-throttle style is guaranteed to please its target audience." [cite web |first=Donald|last=Guarisco|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:354323~T1|title=Girl Boss Guerilla: Review|accessdate=2007-10-13|language=English|publisher=Allmovie]

Dvdmaniacs.net singles out Miki Sugimoto's performance for praise, and says of the film, "Plenty of topless biker girl action, some killer fight scenes, a great score and even a few cool scenes with vintage motorbikes make this one a complete blast. Fast paced with plenty of period kitsch... coupled with the plentiful amount of naked ladies make the movie a visual treat, and the story clicks along at such a great pace that it's not dull, even for a second."cite web |first=Ian|last=Jane|url=http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/Reviews/E-H/girl_boss_guerilla.html|title=Girl Boss Guerilla|date=October 6, 2006|accessdate=2007-10-13|language=English|publisher= [http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/ dvdmaniacs.net] ]

Availability

On December 6, 2005, "Girl Boss Guerilla" was released on region-1 DVD as part of the 4-disc "Pinky Violence Collection" box set released by Panik House. [cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BLI5UU/|title=The Pinky Violence Collection|accessdate=2007-10-13|language=English|publisher=Amazon.com] The DVD was given an individual release on October 31, 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Boss-Guerilla/dp/B000HEWGT2/|title=Girl Boss Guerilla (1972)|accessdate=2007-10-13|language=English|publisher=Amazon.com] Extras on the disc included the original theatrical trailer, poster and still images, and a commentary by New Texture.com's Wyatt Doyle (columnist for "Asian Cult Cinema" magazine), and Panik House president, Matt Kennedy.

Notes

ources

*
* (booklet in the "Pinky Violence Collection")
* Doyle, Wyatt and Matt Kennedy. (2006). "Girl Boss Guerilla" (DVD commentary). Panik House Entertainment.
*
*
*
*