Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970)
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Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
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Lady Snowblood (1973)
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Hiroshima Death Match (1973)
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Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)
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Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970)
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Double Suicide of Sonezaki (1978)
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Stray Cat Rock Beat 71 (1971)
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Ginchô wataridori (1972)
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Jinzu burusu Asu naki buraiha (1974)
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Blood for Blood (1971)
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Lady Snowblood 2 Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
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