Alleycat Rock: Female Boss

Alleycat Rock Female Boss , Onna banch noraneko rokku? aka Stray Cat Rock Delinquent Girl Boss, Female Juvenile Delinquent Leader Alleycat Rock, Wildcat Rock is a 1970 Japanese outlaw biker film directed by Yasuharu Hasebe and starring Akiko Wada and Meiko Kaji. It is the first entry in the fivefilm Alleycat Rock or Stray Cat Rock series and was followed by Stray Cat Rock Wild Jumbo, Stray Cat Rock Sex Hunter, Stray Cat Rock Machine Animal and Alleycat Rock Crazy Riders 71.

Alleycat Rock Female Boss was designed by Nikkatsu to compete with Toeis Delinquent Boss series, which, in turn, had been inspired by Roger Cormans early outlaw biker film, The Wild Angels 1966. Nikkatsu also meant the film to showcase the popular singer Akiko Wada, and to appeal to her young audience. Costar Meiko Kaji, however, attracted the most audience attention, and she became the star of the remaining episodes in the Alleycat Rock series. Nikkatsu regarded Alleycat Rock Female Boss as a prototype for a new direction for the studio and its success ensured the studios move towards youthoriented action films.Director Hasebe and cult screenwriterdirector Atsushi Yamatoya wrote the script to Alleycat Rock Female Boss. Because of the films low budget, the studio gave Hasebe and Yamatoya more creative freedom than was generally the case for Nikkatsus staff at this time. Of the distinctive look of Alleycat Rock Female Boss, Hasebe recalled, I tried to infuse those movies with the culture of the time. I spent a lot of time visiting places where people hung out. At the time, protest songs were popular, so I included them in the soundtrack. I remember, one day I noticed a big fuss near the west entrance of Shinjuku station. Activists were gathering and protesting against the USJapanese Security Treaty. These people were like the hippies in the States. I found them interesting. Cinematic. I wanted my film to be this modern. ........

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