Rotten
Comes across like an overextended music video that would leave even Madonna drooling.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
They've got the money… They've got each other… Now They've got to survive!
1999 · 1h 48m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Katsuhito Ishii
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Katsuhito Ishii Director
- Tadanobu Asano as Kuroo Samehada
- Ittoku Kishibe as Tanuki
- Sie Kohinata as Toshiko Momojiri
- Kimie Shingyoji as Mitsuko Fukuda
- Susumu Terajima as Sawada
- Shingo Tsurumi as Mitsuru Fukuda
- Daigaku Sekine as Sakaguchi
- Kô Takasugi as Sorimachi
- Shingoro Yamada as Taniguchi
- Hitoshi Kiyokawa as Maruo
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
25%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The funky title of this Japanese yakuza bloodletting is, alas, better than the film itself.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten
Makes killing look like high-spirited fun and turns violent death into an occasion for giggles and snickers.
Dave Kehr, New York Times
Rotten
Falls into the clotheshorse cliche: all dressed up and no place to go.
Ed Park, Village Voice
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