A Datsun driving, face-punching moody super-cop Cobra Cumera battles homicidal mobsters intent on causing mayhem and trouble in beautifully shot Tokyo. Complete with strippers, muggins, drugs, car chases, bouncy pop tunes, freak-outs, and a saucy lady assassin.
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Cast
29 people
Jirō Tamiya
Komura
Also in
Black Test Car
The Great White Tower
Keiko Matsuzaka
Yuri
Known for
The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Hajime Kaburagi
Umetsugu Inoue
Janet Hatta
Lee Pei
Also in
Doberman Cop
It Was a Faint Dream
Yoshi Sugihara
Kumi Taguchi
Nancy Oka
Also in
Wolf Guy
Deep Throat in Tokyo
Chiyoo Umeda
Nobuo Kaneko
Tajima
Known for
Ikiru
Shōgun
Masao Kosugi
Eiji Okada
Kudo
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Mitsuo Sejima
Umetsugu Inoue Director · Hajime Kaburagi Composer Masao Kosugi Cinematographer
First release June 26, 1976 · Produced in Japan · Original title 撃たれる前に撃て！
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
撃たれる前に撃て！
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 26, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
June 2, 1983
Romania
January 13, 1986 · Theatrical
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