Kamikaze Taxi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-04-29

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

169 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (533 Reviews)

Director:

Masato Harada

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Kèji Yakusho Kazuya Takahashi Mickey Curtis Reiko Kataoka

Writer:

Masato Harada

Fullplot:

A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session with a high-ranking Japanese politician with a taste for torture. He sets out on a 'kamikaze' mission to kill his bosses and the politician; along the way, he acquires the aid of a taxi driver who has recently returned to Japan after living in South America for several decades and is struggling to cope with poverty and the prejudices of native-born Japanese.

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