Kamikaze Taxi


2h 50m 1994

Brief Synopsis

A Peruvian-raised, Japanese cab driver, Kantake--who's been deemed a second-class citizen since his return to his own native land--experiences a dramatic lifestyle change when he hooks up with, and sets out on an odyssey with a yakuza trainee, Tatsuo, who has just robbed an aging, corrupt politician

Film Details

Genre
Foreign
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Pony Canyon, Inc.; Pony Canyon, Inc.

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 50m

Synopsis

A Peruvian-raised, Japanese cab driver, Kantake--who's been deemed a second-class citizen since his return to his own native land--experiences a dramatic lifestyle change when he hooks up with, and sets out on an odyssey with a yakuza trainee, Tatsuo, who has just robbed an aging, corrupt politician of a $2 million stash.

Film Details

Genre
Foreign
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Pony Canyon, Inc.; Pony Canyon, Inc.

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 50m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States March 1999

Released in United States November 1995

Released in United States October 1996

Released in United States on Video October 12, 2004

Shown at Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film March 12-27, 1999.

Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 26 - November 15, 1998.

Shown at London Film Festival November 2-19, 1995.

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 26 - November 15, 1998.)

Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film March 12-27, 1999.)

Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Asia) October 17-31, 1996.)

Released in United States on Video October 12, 2004

Released in United States November 1995 (Shown at London Film Festival November 2-19, 1995.)