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.
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Kazumasa Kantake
Kazuya Takahashi
Tatsuo
Mickey Curtis
Animaru
Reiko Kataoka
Tama
Taketoshi Naitō
Domon
Kenichi Yajima
Ishida
Tomorowo Taguchi
Chaplin
Toshie Negishi
Loud-mouthed taxi passenger
Takeshi Caesar
Tetsu Watanabe
Eiji Ôki
Chika Nakagami
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