Criminal Woman: Killing Melody

More Pinky Violence, this time it's a group of female ex-cons who get revenge on a Yakuza gang by stirring up war between them and a rival gang. Lots of explosions and boobs, and features two absurd all out brawls between Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto.

Sleazy, amateurish retelling of Sanjuro. Difficult to swallow the ostensibly pro-female message because of the film's tendency to slip into the "male gaze." No kidding, we're treated to veritable cavalcade of naked tits and asses. One of the more tasteless scenes is an overlong sequence of sado-sexual torture, during which the camera leers lecherously at the bound and bloodied body of a nude woman. Blech. In spite of these shortcomings, the twisted plot is engaging enough to entertain.