Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

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Gabe M This is a - straight to video, a sub genre in japanese media. Not to say sub quality, but think of it more as independent film. in that sub genre, this is a deep cut. one of my favorite hidden gems. Tadanobu Asano is great and easily carries the narrative through the psycho charcuterie of characters, Tadanobu Asano always picks interesting eccentric roles in his earlier career. Most of the side characters are acting heavy weights in there own right as well. If you enjoyed this Directors style then check out Survive Style 5 as well. this is one of my absolute favorite films Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/03/24 Full Review Audience Member I let my friend borrow this movie and he's kept it since 2004. I am upset. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A lot of thought went into the characters, and the plot is more complex than the average film. The problem is, there are only a few moments when anything you see on screen connects emotionally to you. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] A very strange and entertaining movie that is in the same vein as Takashi Miike's craziest works. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Great title, lame film. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Based on a Japanese manga, this debut from Katsuhito Ishii is a road movie about a young woman on the run from her domineering and perverted uncle who meets up with a young man on the run from the yakuza he's ripped off. The yakuza are the funniest, most outrageous, coolest bunch of baddies I've ever seen. Their dialogue is great, their costumes are incredible and they're all so enjoyable to watch. The uncle also sends someone after the pair on the run, a diminutive little freak who would totally steal the show in any other movie. Here, he just adds to the mix. I can't really describe how much I enjoyed this movie. The great thing about this movie is that it's so over-the-top that you know it's a parody, and it's so much fun that it actually works as a straight "cool lovers on the run movie," and not just a parody of one. In fact, I thought it worked so well that it is now one of my favorite movies of this genre. Simply delightful! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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