Four women, one deadly mission: turn a wartime brothel into an assassination squadron.
HUSTLER SQUAD
World War II: Allied Command learns that in 60 days three Japanese generals and an admiral party at a bordello on a tiny Philippine island. It's fortified and hard to attack, so a creative, cynical major gets the assignment to figure something else. With the help of Paco, a Filipino guerrilla leader, the major devises a plan to put four women assassins among the prostitutes. He must recruit and train them, convince his general that an unarmed woman can best a man, and get them on the island. The rest is up to them. An imprisoned killer, a nurse with a fatal disease, a chippie on the lamb from the mob, and a Filipina whom the Japanese assaulted are his team. Can they do it?
Hustler Squad is a 1976 action, drama, and war film directed by Cesar Gallardo about a group of women recruited during World War II to infiltrate a Japanese officers' brothel on a Philippine island and assassinate enemy leaders.
Synopsis
Stonewall recruits tough-as-nails convict Rose (Nory Wright), Sonya (Liza Lorena), who was raped by Japanese troops, mob-connected streetwalker Cindy Lee (Lynda Sinclaire) and Anna (Johanna Raunio), who has learned she doesn't have long to live. The women are given a crash course in guerilla military skills and sent to the island as sex workers, waiting for their opportunity to exact revenge against the Japanese leaders. Hustler Squad was a rare English language directorial credit from Philippine filmmaker Cesar Gallardo.
Why Cult
The mission hinges on sneaking assassins into a Japanese military bordello, blending espionage with exploitation.
An unlikely team: an imprisoned killer, a dying nurse, a mob runaway, and a survivor of Japanese assault, all trained to kill.
The action unfolds on a fortified Philippine island during World War II, where Allied ingenuity meets desperate stakes.
A major's creative, unconventional plan challenges military orthodoxy and tests faith in unorthodox warriors.
Questions from the Vault
What is Hustler Squad about? +
Hustler Squad follows a major who recruits four women to pose as prostitutes in a Japanese officers' brothel on a Philippine island during World War II, with the mission to assassinate high-ranking enemy leaders.
Who directed Hustler Squad? +
Hustler Squad was directed by Cesar Gallardo.
How long is Hustler Squad? +
Hustler Squad has a runtime of 98 minutes.
What genre is Hustler Squad? +
Hustler Squad is an action, drama, and war film.
When was Hustler Squad released? +
Hustler Squad was released in 1976.
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