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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (film)

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is a 1981 Japanese yakuza film directed by Shinji Smai, starring Japanese idol Hiroko Yakushimaru as the main character and based on the novel of the same name by Jir Akagawa. It was released on 19 December 1981. A satirical take on yakuza films, the storyline involves a teenage delinquent schoolgirl named Izumi Hoshi who inherits her father's yakuza clan. The title is a reference to a scene where the main character shoots several rival gang members with a submachine gun, while wearing a sailor-fuku, the traditional Japanese school uniform.

'Sailor Suit and Machine Gun' is relatively well known in its home country, and spawned two television series based on and expanding upon its story, one in 1982, and one in 2006. Outside Japan, it is popular in some cult film circles, but has not garnered much mainstream attention. It has been released on Region 2 and Region 3 DVD, the latter being its first release that featured English subtitles.[http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/008737.html twitchfilm.net] A "spiritual sequel", 'Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation', was released on March 5, 2016.

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Reception



The theme song of the film, "Sailor Fuku to Kikanj", sung by the lead actress, Hiroko Yakushimaru, stayed at the 1st place of the weekly Oricon Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, from December 21, 1981 (issue date) to January 18, 1982 (issue date).

Box office

The film was released in a double bill with 'Moeru ysha' on 19 December 1981. Distribution income for the bill reached number one on the domestic market for the period including 1982, reaching 2.3 billion in distribution income, and totaling in gross revenue.

Accolades

It was chosen as the 10th best film at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival.

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