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Samehada otoko to momojiri onna (Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl ) (2003)

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Tadanobu Asano stars in this violent thriller/comedy as Samehada, the titular Shark Skin Man. Samehada is making a getaway from some former Yakuza cohorts when his car is struck by Toshiko, a pretty young woman driving an SUV. Toshiko, it turns out, is also on the run, and the two quickly combine their talents to keep their respective foes at bay. Based on Minetaro Mochizuki's popular series of mangas.

R, 1 hr. 48 min.

Art House & International, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Katsuhito Ishii

In Theaters: Apr 16, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Jul 8, 2003

Kino International

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Critic Reviews for Samehada otoko to momojiri onna (Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl )

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Comes across like an overextended music video that would leave even Madonna drooling.

April 23, 2003 Comment

Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

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The funky title of this Japanese yakuza bloodletting is, alas, better than the film itself.

April 18, 2003 Comment

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

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Makes killing look like high-spirited fun and turns violent death into an occasion for giggles and snickers.

April 15, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Dave Kehr

New York Times

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Falls into the clotheshorse clich�: all dressed up and no place to go.

April 15, 2003 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Ed Park

Village Voice

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The movie is visually impressive, but Ishii's virtuoso style can't overcome the flatness of the comic-book story he's telling.

June 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

A colorful hip updating of the two-on-the-lam motif popular since the 1930s.

May 5, 2003 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Most of the film relies on music-video velocity that can be a bit too jarring, even for a live-action cartoon.

April 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Rod Granger

Film Journal International

Both exceptionally satisfying and enormously entertaining.

April 16, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Ken Fox

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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a fun caper flick featuring an odd couple on the run from a host of colorful characters. it's very stylish, with a light tone that becomes much darker, reminiscent of a tarantino film. tadanobu asano is dead cool as ever

October 6, 2008

Stella Dallas

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A man named Samehada (Ichi The Killer's Tadanobu Asano), on the run from the Yakuza for stealing one hundred million yen joins up with a woman, Toshiko, on the run from her job at her perverted uncle's hotel. The uncle hires an elven hitman with a unibrow, Yamada, to kill Samehada and ensure Toshiko's safe return. Even

March 15, 2008