Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped.
Director: Shinji Sômai. AKA P. P. Rider
Writers: Takuya Nishioka, Chieko Schrader, Leonard Schrader.
Stars: Tatsuya Fuji, Michiko Kawai, Masatoshi Nagase, Shinobu Sakagami, Hideko Hara, Mitsuko Baisho, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Masatô Ibu, Hiroaki Murakami, Ryo Kinomoto, Kêshî Takamine, Minori Terada, Ichirô Zaitsu.
Cinematographers: Akihiro Itô, Masaki Tamura.
Composer: Katsu Hoshi.
Definitely on my watchlist. Thanks Jon!!
I was expecting a sort of Japanese Goonies when I watched this, what I got was violence, heavy drug use and some seriously messed up kids. This film is as strange as it is good. Definitely worth a look. Once again Jon thank you for a rare gem.