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Adrenaline Drive

Adrenaline Drive

Once you start running, love won't stop.

19997.11h 52m

Overview

A gas leak explosion at a yakuza hideout provides a shy nurse and a rental car clerk with the opportunity to take a briefcase full of money. A cross-country chase ensues.

Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
Written by Shinobu Yaguchi
Produced by Kiyoshi Mizokami
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Top Cast

Hikari Ishida

Hikari Ishida

Shizuko Sato

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Satoru Suzuki

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Tomoharu Hasegawa

Kawakami

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Kuroiwa

Yuu Tokui

Yuu Tokui

Yamamoto

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Bus Driver

Takuji Suzuki

Takuji Suzuki

Hosoya

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Shimada

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Arakawa

Tadashi Sakata

Tadashi Sakata

Tanaka

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Themes & Keywords

japanyakuzadark comedystolen moneyorderly

About Adrenaline Drive

Adrenaline Drive is a comedy, crime, romance film released in 1999 exploring themes of japan, yakuza, dark comedy, stolen money, orderly. Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, it stars Hikari Ishida, Masanobu Ando, Tomoharu Hasegawa. A gas leak explosion at a yakuza hideout provides a shy nurse and a rental car clerk with the opportunity to take a briefcase full of money. A cross-country chase ensues.

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