- Originally rated X in the theaters, The Street Fighter was chopped up for the New Line Video re-release giving it an R-rating and a running time of 75 minutes. Unrated and uncut version subsequently released runs 91 minutes and includes all scenes of martial arts violence and gore that was cut.
- The DVD by DIGIVIEW Productions is 75 minutes long, NR Not Rated version.
- Recent ultra-budget reissue by PC Treasures claims to run 84 minutes, but actually has the 91 minute version.
- The version shown on the FX network is "between" the R-rated and X-rated cuts in that it (surprisingly) shows more violence than the R-rated cut (such as when Junjo has to stab his sister through her back), but is still missing some violence present in the X-rated cut (such as when blood spills from the blind swordsman's head when attacked by Terry).
- The original 1976 UK cinema version (released as "Kung Fu Streetfighter") was extensively cut by the BBFC with heavy edits to scenes of violence including stabbings, a neck break, a man's eye being gouged with a sword, closeups of bloody wounds, and assorted kicks and punches. The film was eventually passed fully uncut in 2004 and released as "The Streetfighter".
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