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Adrenaline Drive

Play trailer Adrenaline Drive 1999,  1h 52m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 78% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
78% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
After an accident with a black Jaguar, a meek and indecisive rental car clerk is forced to visit the Yakuza's lair. The thug is ready for revenge when a violent explosion kills off his whole gang — almost. The clerk falls in love with a nurse at the hospital, and together they dodge the Yakuza's vengeance.

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Thom Bennett Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007
Stirs up about as much adrenaline as a good nap. Go to Full Review
Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jan 11, 2007
C+
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 Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Nov 10, 2006
[A] sweet and clever little comedy. It's mostly nothing we haven't seen before, but director Shinobu Yaguchi keeps the action rolling and the audience chuckling... Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 11, 2005
3/5
Jon Popick Planet S Magazine May 30, 2003
A notable, tongue-in-cheek mlange of American action-film clichs, despite containing a baffling lack of most American action-film clichs. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Shinobu Yaguchi

Director

Hikari Ishida

Shizuko Sato

Masanobu Andô

Satoru Suzuki

Kazue Tsunogae

Head Nurse

Yu Tokui

Chinpira

Yutaka Matsushige

Kuroiwa

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Movie Info

Synopsis After an accident with a black Jaguar, a meek and indecisive rental car clerk is forced to visit the Yakuza's lair. The thug is ready for revenge when a violent explosion kills off his whole gang — almost. The clerk falls in love with a nurse at the hospital, and together they dodge the Yakuza's vengeance.
Director
Shinobu Yaguchi
Producer
Kiyoshi Mizokami, Kenichi Itaya, Tomohiro Kobayashi
Screenwriter
Shinobu Yaguchi
Distributor
Shooting Gallery
Production Co
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 1999, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 26, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA)
$77.3K
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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