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　　本作の主人公は、人間の生態を調査するために土星からやってきた宇宙人。彼は地球の家族、真田家の次男・日出男として親代わりの長男・夢二、しっかり者の長女・想乃、頼りない三男・詩文と暮らしていた。家族になりすまして23年が経ち、地球を離れる日が近づく日出男は、最後の３日間で人間としてやり残したことに奮闘する。

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　　“九一八”事变前夕，刘长春（李兆林 饰）是东北大学的学生，在德籍教练指导下练习短跑，事变后，他回到了家乡大连。刘长春目睹了山河破碎的祖国现状，伹他从未放弃训练，决心有一天能为国争光，他的做法得到了妻子姜秀珍（马镜 饰）的支持。日寇控制下的伪满要他代表“满洲国”参加奥运会，誓死不当汉奸的刘长春躲过追捕逃至北平，他要代表中国参加奥运会。但国民政府以“资金不足”为由拒绝了他的请求，无奈之下他求助原东北大学校长张学良（胡军 饰），张资助他八千大洋以资鼓励，怀惴强国梦想的刘长春远赴美国参加第十届夏季奥运会。入场式上，代表四万万同胞出征的刘长春走来了......

　　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!