Bontarō Miake, born in 1906, was a notable figure in Japanese cinema, particularly in the realm of exploitation films. He appears in Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters (1970), where he embodies the gritty essence of 1970s Japanese youth culture. Miake also features in Criminal Woman: Killing Melody (1973), further cementing his role in the world of crime dramas. His performances reflect the raw energy and rebellious spirit that define cult cinema, making him an essential part of the conversation around these genre films.
Criminal Woman: Killing Melody
Reiko Ike stars as the daughter of a man who has been pushed into drug dealing by the local Yakuza mob. Having outlived his usefulness to the gang he is murdered and Reiko is gang raped, leading her to attempt a knife attack on the Yakuza boss (Ryoji Hayama) at a swank nightclub. Failing to kill him she ends up in prison, where she befriends a crew of other malcontents (including Yumiko Katayama and Chiyoko Kazama) and meets the Yakuza boss's girlfriend (Miki Sugimoto). Upon release Reiko reassembles her mob and launches a Machiavellian scheme to engineer a gang war between Hayama's Oba Industries and the formerly dominant Hamayasu Clan. The rival gangs begin killing each other off and Reiko works her way closer to her ultimate vengeance.
