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The Drive
19921h 35m
Overview
Kono Takeshi has given up work as an electrician to run a gift-shop business with his partner/mistress Rieko, who's a couple of years older than him. When the company faces bankruptcy Kono wants to quit, but Rieko strings him along with the promise of a large cash investment, the proceeds of a real-estate deal. Her actual plan to raise the money is to kidnap a young woman and demand a ransom for her release. The trouble is, it never occurs to her to keep the victim alive before trying to extort the cash. And when things start to go wrong, Rieko responds by murdering another girl and attempting another ransom scam..
Directed by Shunichi Nagasaki
Written by Hisashi Saito, Ryūzō Saki
Produced by Keisuke Miyakegawa
0Top Cast
Koji Tamaki
Takeshi
Shigeru Muroi
Rieko
Yoko Nogiwa
Tatsuo Yamada
Mansaku Fuwa
Kaori Mizushima
Takashi Naito
Tomoko Otakara
Junko Takazawa
About The Drive
The Drive is a drama, tv movie film released in 1992. Directed by Shunichi Nagasaki, it stars Koji Tamaki, Shigeru Muroi, Yoko Nogiwa. Kono Takeshi has given up work as an electrician to run a gift-shop business with his partner/mistress Rieko, who's a couple of years older than him. When the company faces bankruptcy Kono wants to quit, but Rieko strings him along with the promise of a large cash investment, the proceeds of a real-estate deal. Her actual plan to raise the money is to kidnap a young woman and demand a ransom for her release. The trouble is, it never occurs to her to keep the victim alive before trying to extort the cash. And when things start to go wrong, Rieko responds by murdering another girl and attempting another ransom scam..
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