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.
Title | Kamikaze Taxi |
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Year | 1995 |
Genre | Crime, Action, Drama |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Pony Canyon |
Cast | Koji Yakusho, Kazuya Takahashi, Mickey Curtis, Reiko Kataoka, Taketoshi Naitō, Kenichi Yajima |
Crew | Masato Harada (Director), Masato Harada (Writer), Gen Kobayashi (First Assistant Camera), Hirohide Abe (Editor), Masahiro Kawasaki (Music), Kiyoshi Yoneyama (Sound) |
Keyword | peru, kamikaze, gaijin, old revenge, pan flute, stolen honor, ex-guerilla, lacks japanese language skills |
Release | Apr 29, 1995 |
Runtime | 169 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.60 / 10 by 10 users |