Kamikaze Taxi (1995)

6.2/10 169 min Crime Action Drama

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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