The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Katsuhito IshiiDirector
- Katsuhito IshiiWriter
Cast
- Tadanobu AsanoKuroo Samehada
- Sie KohinataToshiko Momojiri
- Ittoku KishibeTanuki
- Shingo TsurumiMitsuru Fukuda
- Kimie ShingyojiMitsuko Fukuda
- Yôhachi ShimadaMichio Sonezaki
- Tatsuya GashuinYamada
- Susumu TerajimaSawada
- Koh TakasugiSorimachi
- Daigaku SekineSakaguchi
- Yoji TanakaAsahina
- Hitoshi KiyokawaMaruo
Stills
Themes
escapehitmanrunawayyakuzabased on mangaleaving home