Supremely silly on the surface but full of sophisticated sight gags and deadpan humor, the latest film from Japanese director Shinobu Yaguchi (MY SECRET CACHE) melds teenage romance and yakuza crime thriller. Nerdy teenagers Shizuko (Hikari Ishida) and Suzuki (Masanobu
Ando) find themselves in love and on the run with a bag of blood-soaked yen, and the result is a thumping good time. The trouble starts when Suzuki, a rental-car agent, accidentally rear-ends a flashy Jaguar owned by no-nonsense yakuza Kuroiwa (Yutaka Matushige). Kuroiwa drags Suzuki back to the
yakuza den where his fellow gangsters are busy counting the profits from their bookie operation. But just ...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
111 mins