Kamikaze Taxi

Genre: Action

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.

🏆 3 wins

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama

Director

Masato Harada

Cast

Kôji Yakusho, Kazuya Takahashi, Mickey Curtis

Released

29 April 1995

Runtime

2h 49m

IMDb rating

7.5 / 10

Votes

689

Edition

Base