The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1974, The Executioner II: Karate Inferno is an action, comedy and crime film directed by Teruo Ishii, running about 86 minutes.

What it’s about. When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter, Professional thief and hired killer Ryuichi Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. At a ransom exchange, the team save the girl but lose the money and the jewel. When Sabine decides to deal directly with the thieves and obtains the jewel on her own by paying the ransom, Koga, having been stiffed of his fee by Sabine, steals the jewel. Little does he know, it’s a fake. Now, Koga and the team must break into a high security bank to steal the real jewel.

Who’s in it. The Executioner II: Karate Inferno stars Sonny Chiba as Ryuichi Koga, Yutaka Nakajima as Emi, Etsuko Shihomi as Yoshiko and Kanjūrō Arashi as Onitora, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.0/10, The Executioner II: Karate Inferno has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on ARROW and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Executioner II: Karate Inferno page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Executioner II: Karate Inferno tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.