Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)

Original title

鮫肌男と桃尻女

Directed by

Katsuhito Ishii

Genre

action film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

18

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man on the run with a briefcase of cash meets a woman trying to escape her own troubles. Together they race across the Japanese countryside pursued by gangsters and assassins.

quirkyenergeticfast-pacedoffbeatstylishanarchiccool

What happens

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (Japanese: 鮫肌男と桃尻女, Hepburn: Samehada Otoko to Momojiri Onna) is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Katsuhito Ishii and starring Tadanobu Asano. It is based on a manga of the same name by Minetaro Mochizuki which was originally serialized in Mister Magazine circa 1993 under the title "Daisharin" (Big Wheel). The current title was adopted when the comic was published as its own book. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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