Kamikaze Taxi (1995)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 5.411 |
Directed By
Masato Harada
Crew
Masato Harada
Masato Harada
Gen Kobayashi
Akio Nanjo
Susumu Tanaka
Masahiro Kawasaki
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Hirohide Abe
Hiroshi Maruyama
Kiyoshi Yoneyama
TOP CAST
Koji Yakusho
Kazumasa Kantake
Kazuya Takahashi
Tatsuo
Mickey Curtis
Animaru
Reiko Kataoka
Tama
Taketoshi Naitō
Domon
Kenichi Yajima
Ishida
Toshi Shioya
Near-death experience lecturer
Tomorowo Taguchi
Chaplin
Toshie Negishi
Loud-mouthed taxi passenger
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