Kamikaze Taxi

Kamikaze Taxi

169 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | April 29, 1995

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.

Kamikaze Taxi

169 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | April 29, 1995

Kamikaze Taxi
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Pony Canyon
Original title KAMIKAZE TAXI
Directors Masato Harada
Writers Masato Harada

Cast

Koji Yakusho

as Kazumasa Kantake

Kazuya Takahashi

as Tatsuo

Mickey Curtis

as Animaru

Reiko Kataoka

as Tama

Taketoshi Naitô

as Domon

Ken'ichi Yajima

as Ishida

Toshi Shioya

as Near-death experience lecturer

Tomorowo Taguchi

as Chaplin

Toshie Negishi

as Loud-mouthed taxi passenger