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Adrenaline Drive (1999)

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi

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From Time Out Film Guide

Funnier than Yaguchi's earlier comedies, this plays like a sardonic hetero variation on Kitano's Boiling Point, while borrowing Kitano's discovery Ando from Kids Return. A nerdy kid upsets a yakuza and escapes with his life, a large sack of banknotes (washed and tumble-dried to remove the bloodstains) and a shy nurse who blossoms when she loses her glasses and gets her hair done. These two go on the run, Pierrot le Fou-style, never quite getting it together sexually as they fend off assorted cops, bag-snatchers and vengeful yakuza. Not as fast paced as the title implies, but it strikes the right balance between motion and emotion, never confusing the two.

Author: TR 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide


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Cast & crew

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi

Producer: Kiyoshi Mizokami

Cast: Hikari Ishida, Masanobu Ando, Jovi Jova, Kinna Mano, Yutaka Matsushige full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 112 mins




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