Underplayed Gems

P. P. Rider (1983)

P. P. Rider poster
Original title
ションベン・ライダー
Directed by
Shinji Sōmai
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three teenagers set out to find a classmate who has been taken by a rival gang. Their adventure turns into a series of absurd and chaotic encounters across the Japanese countryside.

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What happens

P.P. Rider (Japanese: ションベン・ライダー, Hepburn: Shonben Raidâ) is a 1983 Japanese teen yakuza film directed by Shinji Sōmai. The film centers on three adolescents in search of their kidnapped classmate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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