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Samehada otoko to momojiri onna (1998)

R | | Mystery, Action, Thriller | 6 February 1999 (Japan)
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In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from ... See full summary »

Director:

Katsuhito Ishii

Writers:

Katsuhito Ishii, Minetaro Mochizuki (comics)

Stars:

Tadanobu Asano, Ittoku Kishibe, Sie Kohinata | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tadanobu Asano ... Kuroo Samehada
Ittoku Kishibe Ittoku Kishibe ... Tanuki
Sie Kohinata Sie Kohinata ... Toshiko Momojiri
Kimie Shingyôji Kimie Shingyôji ... Mitsuko Fukuda
Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima ... Sawada
Shingo Tsurumi ... Mitsuru Fukuda
Daigaku Sekine Daigaku Sekine ... Sakaguchi
Kô Takasugi Kô Takasugi ... Sorimachi
Shingoro Yamada Shingoro Yamada ... Taniguchi
Hitoshi Kiyokawa Hitoshi Kiyokawa ... Maruo
Yôji Tanaka Yôji Tanaka ... Asahina (as Boba)
Keisuke Horibe ... Inuzuka
Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita ... Hidari
Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda ... Fukazume
Yôhachi Shimada Yôhachi Shimada ... Michio Sonezaki
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Storyline

In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>

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car accident | on the run | shot in the head | nosebleed | based on manga | See All (9) »

Genres:

Mystery | Action | Thriller | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and brief language | See all certifications »

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

6 February 1999 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) See more »
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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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A Stunningly Visual and Refreshing Movie
2 June 2008 | by lilpinkypops – See all my reviews

Plot: Most people are complaining about the Plot of the movie and with legitimate cause. The plot if anything is very linear and doesn't have those twists and turns that movie lovers enjoy. But in any case it still remains a solid storyline that isn't lacking in some huge manner that will leave you thinking the director was retarded. But perhaps the artistic genius that stands out in this movie is HOW the story is told.

As far as cinematography each shot is perfectly balanced with a vivid splash of colours that gives off an end product which is a crisp clean feel to the whole movie.

The brilliance of this movie is the extreme stereotypes of the actors as they (yakuza, knife expert, rock star, punk, rich upper class just to name a few) interact with each other. The pure enjoyment of this movie lays in watching all these total social failures/misfits do what they do best which is rob , kill and destroy. You will be laughing all through the movie as these characters do anything but what you expect from them.
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