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Director:
Katsuhito Ishii
Writers:
Katsuhito Ishii (writer)
Minetaro Mochizuki (comics)
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Release Date:
6 February 1999 (Japan) more
Genre:
Mystery | Action | Thriller | Comedy more
Plot:
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Tadanobu Asano ... Kuroo Samehada
Ittoku Kishibe ... Tanuki
Sie Kohinata ... Toshiko Momojiri
Kimie Shingyoji ... Mitsuko Fukuda
Susumu Terajima ... Sawada
Shingo Tsurumi ... Mitsuru Fukuda
Daigaku Sekine ... Sakaguchi
Koh Takasugi ... Sorimachi
Shingoro Yamada ... Taniguchi
Hitoshi Kiyokawa ... Maruo
Yôji Tanaka ... Asahina (as Boba)
Keisuke Horibe ... Inuzuka
Yoshiyuki Morishita ... Hidari
Kanji Tsuda ... Fukazume
Youhachi Shimada ... Michio Sonezaki
Tatsuya Gashuin ... Yamada
Hisaji Yamano ... Shiota
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Satoko Abe ... Post Office Worker
Yuka Kinoshita ... Prostitute
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Directed by
Katsuhito Ishii 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Katsuhito Ishii  writer
Minetaro Mochizuki  comics

Produced by
Hilo Iizumi .... executive producer
Kazuto Takida .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Hiroshi Machida 
 
Film Editing by
Yumiko Doi 
 
Production Design by
Tomoyuki Maruo 
 
Sound Department
Kihochi Mori .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
Taichi Itô .... visual effects supervisor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Taro Kimura .... gaffer
 
Other crew
Etsuko Minagawa .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexuality and brief language.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
Canada:108 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:R(A) | USA:R
Company:
Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd. more

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Referenced in Shooting Shona (2004) more

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This Movie Was Freakin Awesome, 24 February 2005
10/10
Author: SonchitoRaspberry from Washington D.C.

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl was one of the best Japanese films that I have seen in a while. The fast pace, quick cuts, and awesome soundtrack made for a great movie. Not to mention the cool characters and decent plot. Tadanobu Asano wasn't as cool in this movie as he was in Ichi the Killer, but then again who could top anything from that movie. At first I didn't know if I would like the movie, being a fan of older samurai films and not much for no-plot action movies, but I'll have to hand it to this film, because even though the plot was a little main stream (man steals Yakuza money and then the gangsters go after him) the cinematography and the fact that the story wasn't really told in chronological order really made this movie stand out from the stereotypical action movie. The way the director would occasionally slow down or speed up the film, or intentionally put in serious jump-cuts, really added to the feel of the movie. I thought that it was a great movie and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Japanese cinema.

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