自幼生长在江户的少爷(二宫和也 饰)耿直鲁莽,一言不合就挥拳相向,但是他绝对不会昧心说谎,颠倒黑白。在惹出一连串麻烦后,他被校长(佐藤浩市 饰)推荐去一处穷乡僻壤的中学任教。临行前一向疼爱他的女佣阿清(宫本信子 饰)百般叮咛,千万不可冲动行事。少爷懵懵懂懂地来到该学校,校长(岸部一德 饰)一团和气,毕业于帝大的教导主任(及川光博 饰)则是学校内的实权人物,他口蜜腹剑,掌管着所有人的命运。少爷和前辈数学老师(古田新太 饰)不打不相识,耿直的二人共同进退,因此受到教导主任的嫉恨。而英语老师(山本耕史 饰)因与刨冰姑娘(松下奈绪 饰)相恋,也受到追求女孩的教导主任的排挤。身处漩涡中的少爷,绝不会就此低头认输……
本片根据夏目漱石的原作改编。。影片根据1944年发生在伦敦的一个真实的谋杀案件改编。1944年,二战末期,来自美国芝加哥的瑞基艾伦少尉,盗窃了一车武器,在伦敦黑市进行交易,在那里,他偶然结识了伦敦剧场一个演员乔伊娜,乔伊娜说服瑞基与她一起做无本买卖,开始时是抢劫计程车,后来变成杀人越货,最后难逃法网,瑞基被判处了死刑,乔伊娜幸运地逃出了鬼门关。。Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately| Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction| but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another.
The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average| but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!。