Kamikaze Taxi
Part crime thriller, part road movie and part social polemic, writer/director Masato Harada's drama follows Yakuza underling Tatsuo (Kazuya Takahashi), who, after his prostitute girlfriend is killed after a "date" with a violent and powerful politician, sets out on a doomed vengeance run against his bosses. Tatsuo's sole ally in his campaign is Kantake (Koji Yakusho), a South American-born cabbie coping with prejudice from his native-born fellow Japanese. "Best of the Fest" finalist at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Year: 1995
Genre: Japanese Cinema, Road Movies, Film Festivals 1999, Nick's Favourites, Black Humour, Action
Country: Japan
Director: Masato Harada
Starring: Reiko Kataoka, Kazuya Takahashi, Koji Yakusho
Duration: 169 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Contains violence and offensive language.
Subtitles: Yes
7.6/10
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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