A schoolgirl takes on the mob in Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, a one-of-a-kind genre collision that blasts the yakuza film and the coming-of-age drama into something entirely its own. Izumi (Hiroko Yakushimaru) is forced to grow up overnight when she is abruptly installed as the head of a yakuza clan after her father’s death. Torn from the safety of classroom and dropped into the brutal logic of adulthood, Izumi must reckon with the harsh truth that her choices carry life-or-death consequences for the men who follow her.

A landmark work from the early career of Shinji Sōmai, the film became a cultural lightning bolt, launching Hiroko Yakushimaru as the iconic face of a generation. Its unforgettable theme song—performed by the star herself—remains indelibly etched into the pop-cultural memory of early-1980s Japan. In Japanese with English subtitles.