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Adrenaline Drive

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Adrenaline Drive (1999)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:12

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Shinobu Yaguchi's film is a gigantic rush of adrenaline that takes the comic chase film to a whole new level. Suzuki (Masanobu Ando) is a reserved young man whose life is forever altered when he... Shinobu Yaguchi's film is a gigantic rush of adrenaline that takes the comic chase film to a whole new level. Suzuki (Masanobu Ando) is a reserved young man whose life is forever altered when he gets into a car accident with a gangster. After an explosion tears apart the mob's headquarters, Suzuki and Nurse Shizuko (Hikari Ishida) find themselves on the run from the mob, carrying a large chunk of the gangsters' cash. And wouldn't you know it, the two appear to be falling in love as well. [More]

Starring: Masanobu Ando, Hikari Ishida, Kirina Mano, Yu Tokui

Starring: Masanobu Ando, Hikari Ishida, Kirina Mano, Yu Tokui, Kazue Matsugae, Jovi Jova

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi
Screenwriter: Shinobu Yaguchi
Producer: Kiyoshi Mizokami
Composer: Seiichi Yamamoto

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03/26/09
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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Stirs up about as much adrenaline as a good nap.

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03/01/07
Thom Bennett
Thom Bennett
Film Journal International

The film's humor arises mostly out of the flouting of Japanese social codes which admittedly don't necessarily translate to belly laughs for American audiences. Some of the supporting roles are played broadly and the seemingly indomitable bad guy is one o

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01/11/07
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11/10/06
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12/31/03
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

A notable, tongue-in-cheek mélange of American action-film clichés, despite containing a baffling lack of most American action-film clichés.

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05/30/03
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

It plays as a gentle spoof on yakuza films...

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11/13/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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10/10/02
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10/01/02
Ron Stringer
Ron Stringer
L.A. Weekly

...works because it's rather low-key...

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08/23/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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08/15/02
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William Arnold
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