The Great Chase
1975, Japanese. Directed by Norifumi Suzuki.
Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug runners and assorted Japanese yakuza types. While the story is pure 70's exploitation and gritty crime drama, the best reason to see it is for the Martial Arts Action of Etsuko Shihomi. The action is over-the-top and at times hilarious (i.e. Shihomi battling the lead criminal atop a moving gondola or Shihomi battling a whip-wielding Catholic Nun).
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Norifumi SuzukiDirector
- Etsuko ShihomiShinobu Yashiro
- Mach FumiakeMach Fumiake
- Eiji GōIsao Shirosaki
- Masashi IshibashiYosuke Onozawa
- Rieko MaruyamaMayumi Sugano
- Yōichi NumataGiichi Motoyashiki
- Shōhei YamamotoHenry Nakatani
- Rikiya YasuokaShudou
- Torahiko HamadaMasayuki Yashiro
- Hisako TanakaYukiko Shoda
- Riki HaradaAkaiwa
- Takashi HioRazor Joe
Details
- Released
- 26 April 1975
- Original title
- 華麗なる追跡
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masahiro Kakefuda, Takeo Kaneko
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The Great Chase runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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The Great Chase isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 April 1975. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great Chase?
The Great Chase (1975) was directed by Norifumi Suzuki and stars Etsuko Shihomi, Mach Fumiake, Eiji Gō.