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All movies seen on 02/06/2006

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Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)

Directed by Katsuhito Ishii

Comedy | Action | Thriller

Overview

In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.

Rated R | Length 108 minutes

Actors

Tadanobu Asano | Sie Kohinata | Ittoku Kishibe | Susumu Terajima | Kimie Shingyôji | Shingo Tsurumi | Shingoro Yamada | Yôhachi Shimada | Tatsuya Gashûin | Koh Takasugi | Hisaji Yamano | Keisuke Horibe | Kanji Tsuda | Yoshiyuki Morishita | Hitoshi Kiyokawa | Yoji Tanaka | Daigaku Sekine

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Finally watched the DVD I’ve owned for a few years… not sure why I waited so long b/c this is a rocking flick! So much better than I imagined (not sure what I imagined) but it’s a great chase caper w/terrific characters. Tatsuya Gashûin is hilarious.

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